Seasons In Us

"We're not meant for perpetual joy, I think. There are seasons in the world and there are seasons in us, and each have their own purpose.

We are made for winter as much as spring. Made for tears as much as for laughter.

And we are here not just to dance, but to endure."

- An excerpt from Every Season by Billy Coffey on his blog What I Learned Today

Happiness

"Happiness consists not in having much, but in wanting no more than you have."

- Lydia Maria Child

Be Yourself

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."

- Emerson

Our Schedules Are Not Our Lives

"We all underestimate our need for joy. If we are not careful, we live as if our schedules are our lives. We cross one thing after another off the list. At the end of the day, we have completed our chores, but we haven’t necessarily been present for our own experiences."

- Mary Pipher, Seeking Peace (A quote included in the post A Shot in the Heart over at Graceful, Faith in the Everyday)

Remove the Chains

"The thing is when we compartmentalize our lives in this way we are making ourselves a slave to the very thing we are unwilling to give up. We think we have freedom but we are in bondage. The crazy thing is we have already been set free we simply refuse to take the chains off our wrists."

- An excerpt from Everything in Tidy Boxes by Kristine on her blog Kristine Remixed