Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

(Going to lump these together because a LOT of quotes)

* Perspective is a key to not coming unglued.

* I can face things that are out of my control & not act out of control.

* If I know there is potential good hidden within each chaotic situation, I can loosen my grip on control.

* I like the thought of "impossible" being erased from my vocabulary.

* Forgiveness is mandatory - reconciliation is optional.

* Do not check in with the screaming demands of the world before you exchange whispers with God.

* Satan loves it when we do his work for him by dumping on each other.

* Choosing a gentle reply doesn't mean your weak;  it actually means you possess a rare & godly strength.

* Feelings are indicators - not dictators.

* The one who holds their tongue is the one who holds the power.

* When we operate according to God's word - we operate according to God's will.

* Am I trying to "prove" or "Improve"?  Prove I am right - or improve my relationship?

* Gratitude diffuses attitude

Every single one of us possess the strength to attempt something he isn't sure he can accomplish.
~Eat & Run

Beyond the very extreme of fatigue & distress, we may find amounts of ease & power we never dreamed ourselves to own;  sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction.
~Eat & Run

There are two stories for every life;  the one you live & the one others tell.
~The First Phone Call from Heaven

You might think a person who brings proof of heaven would always be embraced.  But even in the presence of a miracle, the human heart will always say, "Why not me?"
~The First phone call from Heaven

Miracles happen quietly every day - in an operating room - on a stormy sea - in the sudden appearance of a roadside stranger.  They are rarely tallied.  No one keeps scores.
~The First Phone call from heaven - Mitch Albom

The news of life is carried via telephone.  A baby's birth - a couple engaged - a tragic car accident on a late night highway.  Most milestones of the human journey, good or bad, are foreshadowed by the sound of a ringing.
~The First Phone Call from Heaven, Mitch Albom

Christ-followers contract malaria, bury children, & battle addictions, & as a result, face fears.  It's not the absence of storms that sets us apart - its whom we discover in the storms - an unstirred Christ.
~Fearless, Max Lucado

Only a few runners seek Olympic gold, but anyone can finish every run feeling like a champion.
~Galloway's Book on Running

Real growth in running occurs when you pull yourself out of the motivational dumps, learn from your mistakes, try a few new things & suddenly find yourself looking at running in a different way.
~Galloway's Book on Running

Progress is a process in which you balance learning & maturing as you gain knowledge of yourself.
~Galloway's Book on Running