Thursday, September 30, 2010

And the quote comes from...

"You are in charge of your own attitude."
- UNC womens basketball coach, Sylvia Hatchell
This kind of goes along with the previous quote. You need to be the change you want to see. As Sylvia Hatchell said tonight, your attitude can change a simple 2 hour practice. How you act and treat others doesn't just effect you, it effects everyone. Let's all try to think of others ahead of ourselves.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Be the change you want to see...

"If you want your life to be a magnificent story, then begin by realizing that you are the author and everyday you have the opportunity to write a new page."
-Mark Houlahan
Your life is what you make it to be. If you've messed up and made mistakes, join the club. But with the start of each new day we have the choice to change what's already been written. As i've said before the past doesnt doesn't  define who your are, it makes you the person you are today. So if you want your life story to be different you can be the change you want to see.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Speaks for itself...

"He saw me plunged in deep distress. He fled to my relief. For me he bore the shameful cross. And carried all my grief."
-Laura Taylor (song lyrics for To Christ the Lord Let Every Tongue
No thoughts are necessary on this quote. It speaks for itself...

Monday, September 27, 2010

Let The Little Fish Go...

"I know it's tough to let the first one go, but sometimes in life you have to let the little fish go so you can catch a bigger fish."
-Chris Taylor (aka my dad)
After going through a rough time letting what I thought was my first love go, my dad told me these words of wisdom. I still smile thinking back to that day and how it really helped me. There are two parts to this quote. One is that I will openly admit my dad is smarter than me. He has lived just a tad bit longer and has experienced so much more than I have in my short 18 years of living. He has learned from has past, mistakes and all, and it's made him the person he is today. The second part is that in order to move on with life we do have to let the little fish go. If we keep holding on to them and don't move on then where does that get us in life? Absolutely no where. My challenge is this: If you're struggling with something or someone and it's holding you back, just let it or them go. There are bigger fish in the sea.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Be a fighter...

"Give thanks for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow."
  ~Fernanda Miramontes-Landeros

I think another part of this quote should be to give thanks for your past. The past is what defines who you are, not what makes you. And once you can give thinks for what your've become, don't ever give up on life. How can you if you come so far in life, struggle through adversity and face trials. Fight for your future and give thanks for what you've been through that will make your future brighter...

Saturday, September 25, 2010

A good cheese slappin...

 "Would you get mad if I slapped you with cheese?"
-Caroline Taylor (a.k.a my sister)
My sister asked me this yesterday and it made my day; had me laughing for hours. In face i'm still laughing. Caroline, bless her heart sometimes thinks in "simple terms." But sometimes I think we should model ourselves after her quote. She couldn't understand why someone would be mad about her slapping them with cheese. We need to learn to just laugh things off in life. Sometimes laughter is better than getting mad or arguing. And as my grandmother always says.... 'you should pick which battles you want to fight...' So, let's try and have a little fun in life and not always be serious. Try slapping someone with cheese....

Friday, September 24, 2010

Love Affair with God...

"Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair." 
~G.K. Chesterton
I usually wouldn't put two religious quotes back to back, but I think both of these are really powerful. There's not really any commentary needed for this one. Just that we should all strive to have a "love affair" with Jesus Christ. If that's not a perfect love then I don't know what is.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

I AM A CHRISTIAN...

"Don't tell me you are a Baptist, an Independent, a Presbyterian, a dissenter; Tell me you are a Christian, that is all I want."
- George Whitefield
Sometimes "church people" are the worst kind of people. Why can't we all just do as the song says, 'be one in the bond of love?' It shouldn't matter what denomination we are. All that matters is that you believe Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins, love him with all your heart and look forward to that day when you can walk the streets of gold hand-in-hand with Jesus. It's as simple at that. Have the faith and trust of a young child. Don't get caught up in all the logistics of "church stuff." Be a Christian!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

It's the little things...

"That best portion of a man’s life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love."
-William Wordsworth
This quote reminds me of the movie Pay It Forward. If you've never seen it then you should definatly go rent it. But the basic storyline is about a boy who risks everything including his life to show an act of kindness. And at the end of the movie his legacy lived on by people "paying it forward." Sometimes it's the little things in life that matter most. Holding the door for someone, giving a cheerful smile out or even a simple 'how are you today' could make his or her day so much better. We never know how impactive our actions can be. So take a second and do a little something for someone, it might even make yourself feel better. Pay it forward....

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Please kick me in the teeth one more time....

"You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."
~Walt Disney
I hate bad days. Since I am generally a happy-go-lucky person bad days are usually very rare for me. But I've found that when bad things happen they usually happen all at once, at least they do to me. But it's during those times when i'm at my lowest point wanting to break down and cry that I realize God may be trying to teach me something or give me a wake up call. So sometimes that kick in the teeth results in a nice brand new smile...

Monday, September 20, 2010

LOL...

"You grow up the day you have your first real laugh -- at yourself.”
- Ethel Barrymore
I figured I'd change up the tone I've been on and through out a kind of funny quote. Everyone needs to have a sense of humor or else you'll walk around getting your feelings hurt all the time! I truly think if you can laugh at yourself, which I have done many times, then you'll be able to handle life's blows with a little bit more ease.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

But Why God???

"We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, "Why did this happen to me?" unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way."
~Author Unknown
It's kind of a harsh quote but at the same time true. Life happens. It's usually in the good times that we are more than willing to praise God but during the bad times, God is the last thing on our mind when he should be the first. I too am guilty of not "praising him in the storm" as the Casting Crowns song says. Through joy and pain we should strive to look to Jesus Christ to rejoice or help us through.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

God's got your back...

What is a man benefited if he gains the whole world, yet loses or forfeits himself?
-Luke 9:25
If we try to only find happiness in worldly things, we will fail. Think a little deeper... who allowed those happy times? Who puts us through the bad times? I was once told that we are either just coming out of a "fire" or fixing to go into a "fire." But God doesn't put us through all that to punish us. He wants to make us stronger by learning to depend on him through the ups and downs. If we do indeed gain the whole world and lose not only ourselves but God,as well, can we even have true happiness? So when your lost or caught up in the world always remember that God's got your back no matter what! He takes the good, bad and the ugly and can turn it into something beautiful.

Friday, September 17, 2010

This ones for you ML...

" Letting go doesn't mean giving up... it means moving on. It is one of the hardest things a person can do. Starting at birth, we grasp on to anything we can get our hands on, and hold on as if we will cease to exist when we let go. We feel that letting go is giving up, quitting, and that as we all know is cowardly. But as we grow older we are forced to change our way of thinking. We are forced to realize that letting go means accepting things that cannot be. It means maturing and moving on, no matter how hard you have to fight yourself to do so."
~    Unknown

Thursday, September 16, 2010

History is old... Why in the world do I need this class?

If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values - that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control.    -Martin Luther King, Jr.
I'm sure all of us, even me at times, have wondered why in the world am I even listening to this guy talk about the English moving over to the Americas, the French and Indian War and Vietnam? Don't most history professors look like they lived back in the day of one shot rifles and outhouses? Anyway, I ran across this quote by Dr. King. It is in essense very true; how can we go on with the future if we don't fully understand the past? We would either be doomed to repeat those mistakes or opt to change the future. America has gone from slavery to racial segregation to now with an African American president. My how the times have changed. Our foundations may have been morally and spiritually sound, they've certainly swayed at times, but we can be the change our future needs to see. And it all starts with maybe paying just a little bit more attention in that History class......

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

He loves me, he loves me not...

"One of the hardest things in life is watching the person you love, love someone else."

How true is this quote? Not only can this be related to secular relationships but to spiritual as well. I can't even begin to imagine what Jesus Christ must have felt as he was humiliated and dehumanized by the very people he loved the most but those people didn't love him back. That right there is definitely the ultimate sacrifice. So I like to think that when I feel down on my luck or feel depressed when some guy doesn't love me back, that lil ole' me can't begin to comprehend the true meaning of a love like that. But hopefully someday with God's help, I can.

Some people just say things better....

This is actually my second attempt at a blog but I think this one will be a whole lot more successful than the  other because I actually enjoy quotes. One simple quote can make someone's day. I like searching for ones that apply to what I'm going through in my life right now. It's true some people just say things better.