"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading." - Lao Tzu

Self pity is one direction we should seriously avoid taking. Never feel sorry for yourself--never! Self-pity always leads us down the road to the prison of being self-absorbed, and being self-absorbed will certainly rob us of the joy of living. Abandon the road of grumbling and move forward down the road of gratitude.

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” James 1 Conversations Within” ts 2/24/2016

"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading." - Lao Tzu

Self pity is one direction we should seriously avoid taking. Never feel sorry for yourself--never! Self-pity always leads us down the road to the prison of being self-absorbed, and being self-absorbed will certainly rob us of the joy of living. Abandon the road of grumbling and move forward down the road of gratitude.

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” James 1 Conversations Within” ts 2/24/2016

“Happiness is a direction, not a destination.”

Happiness isn’t down the road somewhere, it is a choice in us now. Happiness is embraced every time we choose a step in the right direction and give ourselves wholly to it. And what direction is that? When in doubt, we can always take a step toward loving others. The joy of Jesus doesn’t lie around the bend in the road, His joy lies on the path of righteousness before us.

“I tell you these things that my joy may be in you and your joy made complete.” Jesus Conversations Within” ts 2/23/2016

“Happiness is a direction, not a destination.”

Happiness isn’t down the road somewhere, it is a choice in us now. Happiness is embraced every time we choose a step in the right direction and give ourselves wholly to it. And what direction is that? When in doubt, we can always take a step toward loving others. The joy of Jesus doesn’t lie around the bend in the road, His joy lies on the path of righteousness before us.

“I tell you these things that my joy may be in you and your joy made complete.” Jesus Conversations Within” ts 2/23/2016

”The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. - Socrates

It took a while, but I finally realized that I was spending too much time trying to stop practicing certain bad habits and not enough time pursuing good ones. The best way to stop bad behavior is to aggressively pursue good behavior. The best way to stop hating is to start loving. Give all your time and energy to all that is good, right, and true and there will be nothing left over to do anything but.

“Put off the old...put on the new.” Eph.4 Conversations Within” ts 2/21/2016