QUOTES THAT SETTLE MY MIND

"WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF
GOING THROUGH HELL -
KEEP GOING"

"You are braver than you believe,
stronger than you seem, and
smarter than you think.
~ WT Pooh

"HE WHO POINTS FINGER HAS THREE POINTING BACK AT SELF"

THINK ON THESE THINGS
"Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
~Philippians 4:8

Oh, @Decadian, hope the reminder wasn't too hard? Thinking on good things has become a 'survival' for me nowadays. Feels delusional at it times so tone it down. Hope you're feeling better. xox

One day my father-in-law, Dad Tada, presented me with a family heirloom, a string of genuine pearls. He told me they had been harvested in Japan, not far from where he lived much of his life. I was captivated by the milky, soft glow of each perfect pearl. Ken draped the pearls around my neck, and I wheeled to a mirror.

As I admired them, Dad Tada explained how a pearl is produced. A tiny bit of sand lodges in the flesh of an oyster and becomes an irritating intrusion. Unable to expel it, the oyster covers the particle with layer after layer of a milky secretion until the irritation has become smooth, round, and acceptable. It also, inadvertently, becomes a precious gem.

A pastor once wrote, "Pearls, unlike other jewels, are drawn from the animate creation. (Other jewels are made from rocks and crystals and are mined out of the earth...) Pearls are produced by life -- a life which has overcome the working of death."

~ Joni Erickson-Tada
www.Joni & Friends.com

Such a beautiful quote .... thanks @Former-Member.