Quotes About Renewal

Welcome any change that comes into any phase in your life; insist that it is going to turn out for the better - and it will. See the Angel of God in it, and the Angel of God will make all things new.

We need to forget what we think we are, so that we can really become what we are.

All life is a nap. The more naps you take the better.

I call it the Etch A Sketch life. Every few years, you should shake that thing up.

All the year round there is spring, all through life is youth; there is always something which may flower.

When you're in a depressed state, having something really bad happen gives you kind of a life again.

Nothing endures except life: the capacity for birth, growth, and renewal.

The Snow-drop, Winter's timid child, Awakes to life, bedew'd with tears.

Only after disaster can we be resurrected.

What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul.

Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.

We do not always need to "understand" or interpret dreams to receive their gifts to heart and soul. Rather, we can circumambulate them, respect them, let their images feed our imaginations and lead us onward, just as a glimpse of ocean or lake renews and orients and refreshes us on a long drive.

allowed themselves to reinhabit themselves

Fact: Cells are constantly dying and new ones are taking their place Fact: After seven years have gone by, every cell in my body has died and a new one has taken its place. Do the math. That means that every seven years, I'm a totally new me. not one of the old cells remains. Twice, I've had a total makeover

Sleep is God. Go worship.

The dead leaves fly. They're cropped and gathered to the rich barn of the earth.

God is more powerful than anybody's past, no matter how wretched. He can make us forget - not by erasing the memory but by taking the sting and paralyzing effect out of it

there has never been a revival of religion so long as the order of service has been strictly followed. ...we are to be led by the Holy Spirit.

A basic sign of revival is that the wind is allowed to blow where it will.

I had no idea that throwing away worthless things could bring about such contentment and . . . well . . . joy. Maybe that's true in life too. Get rid of the worthless things that tied you down and held you back.

I wear my wedding ring. We talk about when we're going to get married again, which we hope is going to take place some time in this incredibly hectic calendar year.

Because energy capacity diminishes both with overuse and with underuse, we must balance energy expenditure with intermittent energy renewal.

Sprinters typically look powerful, bursting with energy and eager to push themselves to their limits. The explanation is simple. No matter how intense the demand they face, the finish line is clearly visible 100 or 200 meters down the track. We, too, must learn to live our own lives as a series of sprints—fully engaging for periods of time, and then fully disengaging and seeking renewal before jumping back into the fray to face whatever challenges confront us.

PRINCIPLE 2: Because energy capacity diminishes both with overuse and with underuse, we must balance energy expenditure with intermittent energy renewal.