#giving

We make a living by what we give; and live a life by what we have yet to give. ↗

— George Alexiou

#intention #life #living #life

This is a business built on promotion. We've been giving music away to radio stations for 30 years. ↗

— Hilary Rosen

#been #built #business #giving #music

The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving. ↗

— Merle Shain

#act #begs #blessing #either #gives

God never estimates what we give from impulse. We are given credit for what we determine in our hearts to give; for the giving that is governed by a fixed determination. The Spirit of God revolutionises our philanthropic instincts. Much of our philanthropy is simply the impulse to save ourselves an uncomfortable feeling. The Spirit of God alters all that. As saints our attitude towards giving is that we give for Jesus Christ’s sake, and from no other motive. ↗

— Oswald Chambers

#giving #guilt #attitude

Forgiveness takes intelligence, discipline, imagination, and persistence, as well as a special psychological strength, something athletes call mental toughness and warriors call courage. ↗

— Edward M. Hallowell

#discipline #forgiveness #forgiving #free #psychological

Spoilers follow I started reading the third act of Hamlet, and I got about two pages in when I realized there's no point. I am never going back to school. I am never going to the university. I am never going to watch wolves stalk through the northern forests or elephants graze on the savanna. I am never going to have sex or get married or raise a family. I'm never going to have a first apartment, a first house, a first car. I'm never ↗

— Megan Crewe

#hopelessness #nihilism #terminal-illness #virus #family

It seems like it has been forever. But i getbthe feeling that forever hasn't even started yet. ↗

— John Passaro

#family #inpirational #motivational #special-needs #wrestling

...often, stepping outside your comfort zone is not careless irresponsibility, but a necessary act of obedience. ↗

— Andy Stanley

#faith #financial-freedom #giving #promise #sacrifice

Thanksgiving was nothing more than a pilgrim-created obstacle in the way of Christmas; a dead bird in the street that forced a brief detour. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#humor #thanksgiving #humor

It’s probably my job to tell you life isn’t fair, but I figure you already know that. So instead, I’ll tell you that hope is precious, and you’re right not to give up. ↗

— C.J. Redwine

#fair #giving-up #hope #life #perseverance