Purposeful Living Quotes

We weren't born to create excuses, we were born to create excellence.

~ Janna Cachola

I didn't come looking for you the day you uninvitedly appeared on my doorstepHow did we go from nonchalant conversation me waiting for you to turn me off with corny jokes and mind dumbing conversationto loveTo love and mind blowing chemistry that I've yet to make sense of What are you here to teach me?

~ Maquita Donyel Irvin

She was rare, few and far betweenShe suspected he would be as wellAnd the thought of two rare, few and far between individualsDoing all that was necessary for that rare, few and far between Meeting to occurDrove her to write

~ Maquita Donyel Irvin

We must account for the life that we lived. A person inevitably will ask himself or herself on their deathbed, ‘what was the aim of my life,’ ‘what did I accomplish,’ ‘what did I not accomplish,’ ‘what would I alter if I could live my life all over again’? What we discover on our deathbeds is that material luxuries afford no solace. We cannot purchase, possess, or legally acquire what is pure: love, beauty, truth, goodness, and imagination.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Reality does not create the entire womb of human life. We have eyes that witness truth and beauty. We are creatures that think, plan, dream, and remember. The lambent luminescence supplied by human memory reveals that we live in a dream world. Human imagination tied to memory tells us how to live today and forevermore.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

It is mental slavery to cling to things that have stopped serving it’s purpose in your life.

~ Chinonye J. Chidolue

Amidst the whole peril in the world, here’s why you’re still alive–to find your purpose. Your purpose will ignite hope in others.

~ Chinonye J. Chidolue

In Egyptian Arabic, the word 'insan' means 'human'. If we remove the 'n', the word becomes 'insa', which means 'to forget'. So you see, the word 'forget' is taken from the word 'human'. And since it was God who created our minds and hearts, He knew from the very beginning that we would quickly forget our history, only to keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again. So the ultimate test of every human is to seek wisdom. After all, wisdom is gained from having a good memory. Only after we have passed this test will we evolve to become better humans. Man is only a forgetful mortal, but God — He sees, hears and remembers everything.

~ Suzy Kassem

Without thoughtful effort and purposeful change, human life does not improve. The key to living a meaningful life is to accept reality. There is no inherent meaning to life just as there is no hidden meaning behind death. Life is limited and death is simply an ending. The only meaning to life is what each person passionately commits their life to accomplishing.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Every day is an opportunity to stand in awe when witnessing the overpowering presence of nature, an apt time to pay reverence for the inestimable beauty of life. I must remain mindful to live in an ethical manner by paying attention to the threat of injustice towards other people and resist capitulating to the absurdity of being a finite body born into infinite space and time. I am part of the world, a spar in a sacred composition, a body of energy suspended in the cosmos. I seek to create a poetic personal testament to life. When I pivot and turn away from fixating upon the cruel artifices of my encysted orbit to face and outwardly embrace the cleansing swirl of heaven’s windmill, I feel gusting in the shank of my marrow the thump of onrushing primordial truths, the electric flush of those ineffable couplets of life that one may not utter.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

May God grant us grace for our daily work.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The divinity of thy soul is spark of divine-self.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Whatever is within your limit, do it to lift the souls of humankind.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Anyone who falls short of God’s grace, out of rage, can harm many.It our sacred duty to love, motivate and pray for one another, so we will all be under God’s grace.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Alone in the dark, the Creator lights a flame of fire, to guide my path.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The most attractive thing about you should have less to do with your face or body and more to do with your attitude and how you treat people.

~ Germany Kent

It’s is good you are about something. But wait and ask, “why and how?”. Without “whys and hows”, not every energetic movement can be called progress.

~ Israelmore Ayivor

One redeeming feature of human beings is that we must work to sustain our survival. Working attaches people to reality; it creates a survival identity, and provides structure to our life. Work provides a person with a temporary purpose and an accompanying sense of security that there is a fitting place in this world for a person of their temperament and talent.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Do not pray for easy lives.Pray to be stronger men.Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers.Pray for powers equal to your tasks.Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle.

~ Phillips Brooks

Don’t give up on yourself and your dreams.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The sacred path leads to destiny destination.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The more we give of ourself, the more we find ourself.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Use your special gifts to fulfil your divine purpose.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Do not love money more than yourself.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

We need money for daily living and upkeep. But money isn’t everything.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Surround yourself with as many highly qualified people as possible in the various areas of specialty who are passionate not only about business but more importantly about life and who support you in the pursuit of your passion and purpose.

~ Donald Pillai

As we grow and progress in life, a lot of things and people need to be left behind. Not for malice but as a necessity!

~ Chinonye J. Chidolue

Take those praises with a level head, you must not be distracted by them. After all, purpose still awaits you.

~ Temitope Ibrahim

Those do dare take risks, shall fulfill their passions.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Choices! Choices!! Choices!!! I have chosen love over hate.I have chosen faith over fears.I have chosen courage over cowardice.I have chosen strength over weakness.I have chosen positive thinking over negative thoughts.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

It does not matter how long it takes to reach the goal. With persistent focus, commitment and enthusiasm, you will make it a reality.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

You ought to forgive.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Generosity is an act of love.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Nobody can bring you a change. You have to want to change.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

You can always create the life you want.Workhard to fulfill your dreams.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Dissimilar from acquiring riches and fame, which are largely products of providence, we self-manufacture our own lot of goodness. If we ground everything we do upon a moral principle and especially love, affection, and compassion, we might not accomplish all the goals that we hoped to achieve, but we will not be hampered with unyielding regret or remorse for the effort expended. If we approach each stage in life with true passion, then each step along a broken or straight path is at least honest. If we honor the commitments that we make to ourselves and act to honor all our personal obligations with other people by devoting our entire intelligence, drive, and vital life force, and do not waste our effort on greedy, wanton, or wasteful activities, we shall grow stronger. Judicious deployment of personal resources ensures that we shall experience a sense of renewal at each important milepost along the way. If we maintain our vow of faith and love people freely, an internal lightness will guide us in our time of uncertainly.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Living deeply requires more than a static vivisection of a person’s history and a cold survey of the world. Living a meaningful life entails immersion in the continuous flow of life through passionate thinking, observation, and directed action.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Without curiosity and passion, the world will seem to lack possibility and everything in life will appear pre-ordained. It is important for a person to spend the majority of the day pursuing their passionate interests and enlisting their innate inquisitiveness. Life is so much sweeter when we contemplate pleasant as opposed to distasteful thoughts. We feel most alive when we create an apt channel for our creative impulses, and engage in thoughtful discourse relating to our concordant values.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

You must dare greatly.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Rise and shine! The Lord’s anointing is upon you.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita