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I was 'led' to read The Shack by Wm Paul Young after the sudden & unexpected death of my fiance', Marina DeAngelo in July of 2012. It helped me as it has millions of people with the trauma and grief associated with the great personal loss of a loved one." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#r-alan-woods #the-shack #theophany #wm-paul-young #death

You 're alive, Bod. That means you have infinite potential. You can do anything, make anything, dream anything. If you change the world, the world will change. Potential. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#the-graveyard-book #change

Sometimes the Lord allows us to go through tough times so we learn to rely upon Him. ↗

— Shirley Corder

#inspirational #the-lord #tough-times #inspirational

Magic is a dangerous thing, child. It isn’t something to use lightly. ↗

— Kevis Hendrickson

#inspirational #the-tale-of-liril #wisdom #inspirational

Thus the great wind, the afflatus, gave breath and turbulence to all life; and inspiration clung to the minds and hearts of men. ↗

— Richard Beckham II

#life #the-tale-of-mu #inspirational

A radiant glow enveloped Alaura. Soft eruptions of various shades of effervescent green danced in the air and frolicked in the locks of her dark blonde hair. Whispers of yellows and blues revealed themselves near the skin, kissing the air with each leap. ↗

— Diane Lynn McGyver

#magic #shadows-in-the-stone #inspirational

With every morn my life afresh must break The crust of self, gathered about me fresh; That thy wind-spirit may rush in and shake The darkness out of me, and rend the mesh The spider-devils spin out of the flesh- Eager to net the soul before it wake, That it may slumberous lie, and listen to the snake. George MacDonald ↗

— George MacDonald

#religious #sin #temptation #the-fall #theology

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ↗

— Confucius

#desire #door #excellence #full #keys

No commander was ever privileged to lead a finer force; no commander ever derived greater inspiration from the performance of his troops. ↗

— John J. Pershing

#miltary #the-great-war #united-states-military #world-war- #inspirational

The woman's cause is man's. They rise or sink Together. Dwarf'd or godlike, bound or free; miserable, How shall men grow?--Let her be All that not harms distinctive womanhood. ↗

— Alfred Tennyson

#men