Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.-Saint Augustine     To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.-Thomas Aquinas     When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.-Joel Osteen     In my deepest, darkest moments, what really got me through was a prayer. Sometimes my prayer was ‘Help me.’ Sometimes a prayer was ‘Thank you.’ What I’ve discovered is that intimate connection and communication with my creator will always get me through because I know my support,…

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.-Calvin Coolidge     But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.-Ernest Hemingway     A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.-B. F. Skinner     It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed…

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.-Heraclitus     Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.-Soren Kierkegaard     We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.-Pierre Teilhard de Chardin     Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.-John W. Gardner     Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.-Rita Mae Brown     All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary. – Sally Ride     Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.-Paulo Coelho…