Ten Things to Get Through About Anything by Douglas Pagels

                                 

         

1.                      Stay Positive. (Hopeful people are happier people.)

2.                     Choose wisely. (Good choices will come back to bless you.)

3.                 Remember what matters. (The present moment.  The good people in it.  Hope and dreams and feelings.)

4.                      Don’t stress out over things you cant control.  (Just don’t)

5.                      Count every blessing. (Even the little ones add up to a lot.)

6.                      Be good to your body.  ( It’s the only one you get.)

7.                 Listen to the wishes of your heart  (It always seems to know what’s true, what’s right, what to do, and where to go with your life.)

8.                      Understand how special you are!

9.                      Realize how strong you can be.

10.           And know that YES, you’re going to make it through, no matter what.

Maybe you wont be dancing in the streets or jumping on the bed….but you are going to get through the day, the night, and each and every moment that lies ahead. (I promise.)

Good Vibes 2015!

Quotes from Pope Francis, Philippines 2015

During his 4-day visit in the country, Pope Francis (Lolo Kiko) left us with messages of God’s love, faith, hope, and compassion:

1.    "God is a God of surprise because He loved us first."

2.    "We can love Him but we must let ourselves be loved by Him. Real love is being open to the love that comes to you. The love that surprises us."

3.    "Rest is so necessary for the health of our minds and bodies, and often so difficult to achieve due to the many demands placed on us. But rest is also essential for our spiritual health, so that we can hear God's voice and understand what he asks of us.”

4. "Only by becoming poor ourselves, by stripping away our complacency, will we be able to identify with the least of our brothers and sisters."

5.   "It’s a compassion that makes us put our hands in our pockets and give something to the poor. But if Christ had had that kind of compassion he would have greeted a couple of people, given them something, and walked on. But it was only when he was able to cry that he understood something of our lives."

6.    "Certain realities of life we only see through eyes cleansed by our tears.”

7.    "In the family we learn how to love, to forgive, to be generous and open, not closed and selfish. We learn to move beyond our own needs, to encounter others and share our lives with them."

8.    "When you lose this capacity to dream you lose the capacity to love, the capacity to love is lost."

9.    “Women have much to tell us in today's society. Sometimes we are too 'machistas' and we don't allow enough space to women. But women can see things from a different angle to us, with a different eye.”

10.  "You may be poor yourselves in material ways, but you have an abundance of gifts to offer when you offer Christ and the community of his Church. Do not hide your faith, do not hide Jesus, but carry him into the world and offer the witness of your family life!"