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Difficult Present Times

4/10/2022

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Picture of a road with puddles of water on it, bordered on both sides by green grass and trees, with a heavily clouded sky overhead, portending rain, and three birds in the sky.
“You may not always be where you want to be, but you’re somewhere. It is in where you choose to go from here that your true potential lies.” -Author Unknown
 
“There is true courage in the acts of everyday living.” -Rick Beneteau
 
“Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” -Stephanie Bennett-Henry
 
“If you are having one of those days, when life feels like one big struggle, breathe and focus on this moment now. This moment right here. Read this. We want you to know that you are a blessing in the world and who you are and what you do matters. Promise.” -Anna Taylor
 
“The situation you live in doesn’t have to live in you.” -Roberta Flank
 
“The willow knows what the storm does not: that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it.” -Author Unknown: “Blood of the Martyr,” card illustrated by Christopher Rush (1965 - 2016)
 
“Don’t let the low times keep you down. Learn from them and reach for the high times.” -David Wiemers
 
“Know that the pain will pass, and when it does you will be stronger.” -Author Unknown
 
“Your present situation is not your final destination. The better and the best are yet to come.” -Author Unknown
 
“Keep fighting. Stay strong. Your life may feel like a mess right now, but there will be an end to this part.” -Author Unknown
 
“You have to believe that the best will happen.” -Lacy Richardson
 
“Life is a circle of happiness, sadness, hard times, and good times. If you are going through hard times have faith that good times are on the way.” -Author Unknown
 
“Be gentle with yourself. You’re doing the best you can.” -Author Unknown
 
“There are only two remedies for the suffering of the soul: hope and patience.” -Pythagoras (Pythagoras of Samos (about 570 B.C.E. - about 495 B.C.E.))
 
“Everything is going to be all right, maybe not today, but eventually.” -Author Unknown
 
“Just because your world is falling apart doesn’t mean you have to fall apart. When everything seems crazy, you be calm. Don’t let the outer chaos you are facing get inside of you.” -Bryant McGill (born 1969)
 
“Even the darkest night will end and the Sun will rise.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885)): “Les Misérables”
 
“If I am not for myself, who will be?” -Pirke Avoth
 
“I can’t tell you when, but I can promise you it will get better, it will get easier, and it will all be worthwhile. Just promise me you won’t ever give up.” -Author Unknown
 
“It’s time to take your life back from the people that are causing you pain and making you unhappy. Remember, this is your life and you are the author of your story. If you’re stuck on the same page . . . just remember that at any moment you have the power to write a new chapter.” -Author Unknown
 
“We really have to fight some of the bad days to experience the best days of our life.” -Author Unknown
 
“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help you create the fact.” -William James (1842 - 1910): “The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy” (1897)
 
“Sometimes holding on makes you stronger; sometimes it’s letting go.” -Author Unknown
 
“No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities - always see them, for they’re always there.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
 
“Sometimes you just have to bow your head, say a prayer, and weather the storm.” -Andrew Guzaldo
 
“Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder.” -Author Unknown
 
“Press on! A better fate awaits thee.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))
 
“When life is viewed as good, a bad day is easily absorbed.” -Neal A. Maxwell (Neal Ash Maxwell (1926 - 2004))
 
“Perhaps I am stronger than I think.” -Thomas Merton (1915 - 1968)
 
“Endure, and preserve yourself for better things.” -Vergil (Publius Vergilius Maro, also known as Virgil (70 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.))
 
Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass . . .
It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.
-Vivian Greene
 
“The darkest hour has only sixty minutes.” -Morris Mandel
 
“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and then when you have accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))
 
“There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.” -Bern Williams
 
“Swimming for his life, a man does not see much of the country through which the river winds.” -William Gladstone (William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898)): diary entry (31 December 1868)
 
“There is nothing we cannot live down, rise above, and overcome.” -Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850 - 1919)
 
Be glad today. Tomorrow may bring tears.
Be brave today. The darkest night will pass.
And golden rays will usher in the dawn.
Who conquers now shall rule the coming years.
-Sarah Knowles Bolton
 
“Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The Spring rains will come again.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947); website: http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/
 
“It is always darkest just before the day dawneth.” -Thomas Fuller (1608 - 1661): “A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine” (1650), Book II, chapter XI
 
“No matter what happens, no matter how far you seem to be away from where you want to be, never stop believing that you will somehow make it. Have an unrelenting belief that things will work out, that the long road has purpose, that the things that you desire may not happen today, but they will happen. Continue to persist and persevere.” -Brad Gast
 
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” -Maya Angelou (Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))

“For suffering and enduring there is no remedy, but striving and doing.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
 
If I Can Endure

If I can endure for this minute
     whatever is happening to me
No matter how heavy my heart is
     or how dark the moment might be . . .
If I can but keep on believing what
     I know in my heart to be true,
That darkness will fade with morning
     and that this will pass away, too . . .
Then nothing can ever disturb me
     or fill me with uncertain fear,
For as sure as night brings dawning,
     my morning is bound to appear . . .
 
by Author Unknown
 
“Sometimes the strongest among us are the ones who smile through silent pain, cry behind closed doors, and fight battles nobody knows about.” -Author Unknown
 
“Here is a test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: If you’re alive, it isn’t.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936)): “Illusions” (1977), chapter 15
 
“The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.” -Author Unknown
 
“I wish I could go back to a time when I could smile and it didn’t take everything in me to do it.” -Author Unknown
 
“Someday, we’ll forget the hurt, the reason we cried, and who caused us pain. We will finally realize that the secret of being free is not revenge, but letting things unfold in their own way and own time. After all, what matters is not the first, but the last chapter of our life, which shows how well we ran the race. So smile, laugh, forgive, believe, and live all over again.” -Author Unknown
 
“No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.” -Maya Angelou (Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
 
“Even in the bleakest times there are gifts to be discovered.” -Jann Mitchell
 
You fall, you rise, you
make mistakes, you live
you learn. You’re human
not perfect. You’ve been
hurt, but you’re alive.
Think of what a precious
privilege it is to be alive -
to breath, to think, to
enjoy, and to chase the
things you love.
Sometimes there is
sadness in our journey,
but there is also lots of
beauty. We must keep
putting one foot in front of
the other even when we
hurt, for we will never
know what is waiting for
us just around the bend.
-Author Unknown
 
“You must tell yourself, no matter how hard it is, or how hard it gets, I’m going to make it.” -Author Unknown
 
“Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.” -Author Unknown
 
“Endure, and keep yourself for days of happiness.” -Mary Engelbreit (born 1952)
 
“Everyday courage has few witnesses. But yours is no less noble because no drum beats for you and no crowds shout your name.” -Robert Louis Stevenson (Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850 - 1894))
 
“The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.” -E. Joseph Cossman (Eli Joseph Cossman (1918 - 2002))
 
“Tomorrow is a new day.” -Author Unknown
 
“Sometimes you just have to be patient and brave and strong. If you don’t know how, just make it up as you go along.” -Douglas Pagels (born 1950)
 
“The truth is, no matter what your current circumstances, if you can imagine something better for yourself, you can create it.” -John Assaraf
 
This is MFOL! . . . so many people have been where you are now in life and have gone on to live lives better than they ever could have imagined would be possible . . .
Picture
“Sometimes you just have to bow your head, say a prayer, and weather the storm.” -Author Unknown
 
“Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder.” -Author Unknown
 
“Press on! A better fate awaits thee.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))
 
“When life is viewed as good, a bad day is easily absorbed.” -Neal A. Maxwell (Neal Ash Maxwell (1926 - 2004))
 
“Perhaps I am stronger than I think.” -Thomas Merton (1915 - 1968)
 
“Endure, and preserve yourself for better things.” -Vergil (Publius Vergilius Maro, also known as Virgil (70 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.))
 
Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass . . .
It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.
-Vivian Greene
 
“The darkest hour has only sixty minutes.” -Morris Mandel
 
“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and then when you have accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))
 
“There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.” -Bern Williams
 
“Swimming for his life, a man does not see much of the country through which the river winds.” -William Gladstone (William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898)): diary entry (31 December 1868)
 
“There is nothing we cannot live down, rise above, and overcome.” -Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850 - 1919)
 
“Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The Spring rains will come again.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947); website: http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/
 
“It is always darkest just before the day dawneth.” -Thomas Fuller (1608 - 1661): “A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine” (1650), Book II, chapter XI
 
“No matter what happens, no matter how far you seem to be away from where you want to be, never stop believing that you will somehow make it. Have an unrelenting belief that things will work out, that the long road has purpose, that the things that you desire may not happen today, but they will happen. Continue to persist and persevere.” -Brad Gast
 
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” -Maya Angelou (Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))

“For suffering and enduring there is no remedy, but striving and doing.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
 
If I Can Endure

If I can endure for this minute
     whatever is happening to me
No matter how heavy my heart is
     or how dark the moment might be . . .
If I can but keep on believing what
     I know in my heart to be true,
That darkness will fade with morning
     and that this will pass away, too . . .
Then nothing can ever disturb me
     or fill me with uncertain fear,
For as sure as night brings dawning,
     my morning is bound to appear . . .
 
-Author Unknown
 
“Sometimes the strongest among us are the ones who smile through silent pain, cry behind closed doors, and fight battles nobody knows about.” -Author Unknown
 
“Here is a test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: If you’re alive, it isn’t.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936)): “Illusions” (1977), chapter 15
 
“I wish I could go back to a time when I could smile and it didn’t take everything in me to do it.” -Author Unknown
 
“Someday, we’ll forget the hurt, the reason we cried, and who caused us pain. We will finally realize that the secret of being free is not revenge, but letting things unfold in their own way and own time. After all, what matters is not the first, but the last chapter of our life, which shows how well we ran the race. So smile, laugh, forgive, believe, and live all over again.” -Author Unknown
 
“No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.” -Maya Angelou (Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
 
“Even in the bleakest times there are gifts to be discovered.” -Jann Mitchell
 
You fall, you rise, you
make mistakes, you live
you learn. You’re human
not perfect. You’ve been
hurt, but you’re alive.
Think of what a precious
privilege it is to be alive -
to breath, to think, to
enjoy, and to chase the
things you love.
Sometimes there is
sadness in our journey,
but there is also lots of
beauty. We must keep
putting one foot in front of
the other even when we
hurt, for we will never
know what is waiting for
us just around the bend.
-Author Unknown
 
“Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.” -Author Unknown
 
“Endure, and keep yourself for days of happiness.” -Mary Engelbreit (born 1952)
 
“Everyday courage has few witnesses. But yours is no less noble because no drum beats for you and no crowds shout your name.” -Robert Louis Stevenson (Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850 - 1894))
 
“The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.” -E. Joseph Cossman (Eli Joseph Cossman (1918 - 2002))
 
“Tomorrow is a new day.” -Author Unknown
 
“The truth is, no matter what your current circumstances, if you can imagine something better for yourself, you can create it.” -John Assaraf
 
This is MFOL! . . . so many people have been where you are now in life and have gone on to live lives better than they ever could have imagined would be possible . . .​
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