To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.
~ Robert Frost
If neither crying nor laughing can change my circumstances, then I rather go through them laughing.
~ Moffat Machingura
Don't underestimate the power of friendship. Those bonds are tight stitches that close up the holes you might otherwise fall through.
~ Richelle E. Goodrich
What kind of person is void of compassion? A heartless one. But alas, compassion cannot exist without the endurance of afflictions.
I'm not asking you to walk in my shoes, I'd never wish my afflictions on anyone. But could you walk beside me on secure ground and reach to hold my hand?
Although there are several 'schools of thought' relating to why God allows mental, emotional, and physical afflictions, it essentially remains a mystery~ R. Alan Woods [2012]
~ R. Alan Woods
I've had these demons for years, maybe for my whole life. Then you came along to provoke them, expose them, and eventually rid me of them, because I believe you're the only human that can.
~ Crystal Woods
The whole purpose of the winepress is to preserve the grapes. Accept Pressing moments. What you accomplish in a moment of pressure will be used forever.
