#ira

Some of our struggles involve making decisions, while others are a result of the decisions we have made. Some of our struggles result from choices others make that affect our lives. We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond. Many struggles come as problems and pressures that sometimes cause pain. Others come as temptations, trials, and tribulations. ↗

— L. Lionel Kendrick

#uplifting #inspirational

I will cling to the rope God has thrown me in Jesus Christ, even when my numb hands can no longer feel it. ↗

— Sophie Scholl

#inspirational

If bringing down the wall would require you to fly, you must believe you can fly. Otherwise, when the decisive moment comes, you will surely discover you ahve no wings. ↗

— Patrick Carman

#inspirational

A boomerang returns back to the person who throws it. But first, while moving in a circle, it hits its target. So does gossip. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#boomerang #cause #circle #effect #gossip

‎Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#resilience #self-discipline #inspirational

Who or what inspires you?" "I must admit that I often read my own articles in scientific journals and inspire myself. ↗

— Eoin Colfer

#humour #inpiration #self-absorbed #inspirational

I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter. ↗

— John Green

#life #self-value #worthy #inspirational

You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are not a reader, don't even think about being a writer. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

#writing #inspirational

The pressures on gay teens can be overwhelming--to keep secrets, tell lies, deny who you are, and try to be who you're not. Remember: you are special and worth being cared about, loved, and accepted just as you are. Never, ever let anyone convince you otherwise. ↗

— Alex Sanchez

#gay-rights #inspirational #inspirational

Why do I and everyone I love pick people who treat us like we're nothing"; - "We accept the love we think we deserve, ↗

— Stephen Chbosky

#inspirational