Toni Sorenson Quotes - Page 4

Words can be arrows that inflict wounds. They can also be bandages that heal.
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You are the only one who can dream your dreams.
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It is not enough just to believe in Christ. We have to believe that He believes in us so we can believe in ourselves. That’s a sentence that deserves a re-read.
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You can be an atheist three seasons out of the year, but not during spring. Spring makes it mandatory to believe in a Divine Creator.
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A little thought thought over and over becomes the thought that changes everything. Always choose to believe the best about yourself.
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If you truly believe something you will attempt to live it. Otherwise you don’t really believe it.
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Just because we’ve made poor or wrong choices in the past, does not limit us from making wise and good choices now.
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We exist to fully participate in the creation our own lives.
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When you lay your head on the pillow at the end of the night, can you think of three things you did during the day to make your life better? Did you nourish your body? Your spirit? Your mind? If not, get back up and do something that good for YOU.
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Never let anyone belittle your efforts to better yourself. Let them stand back or stand aside, but you move forward no matter who tries to stop you.
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To those who struggle comes strength.
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When we are needy Christ does His best work, but be warned. Someone, maybe even some well-meaning soul, is going to tell you, “Don’t worry. God will never give you more than you can handle.”I double-dog-dare you to find that in the scriptures. The closest you can come is found in 1 Corinthians 10:13: “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”This talks about an escape from temptation; it does not say that you will not be faced with more than you can handle. The mother whose baby is born and dies, the father who loses his eyesight in a construction accident and can no longer provide for his family, the child who hurries home from school every day hoping that his mother hasn’t yet succumbed to the cancer that he sees ravish her body day by day . . . all of these souls have more than they can handle—on their own.But with Christ as their companion on the journey through life—and only with Christ—all things are possible. Without Him, we fail no matter how far we manage on our own. We can never cross over without Christ and His all-access Atonement.
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True strength isn’t being able to knock your enemies down, it’s being able to hold yourself upright against their blows.
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Because Christ doesn’t scream to get our attention, we have to find places and times that are quiet. We can look for Him throughout the day in a smile or the sunlight through a cloud. He’s there in a baby’s face—every time in a baby’s face.
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Why are you alive? To discover joy and to share that joy with others.
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If you’re giving to get, all you’ll receive is disappointment. But if you’re giving to give, all you’ll receive is joy.
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Life moves for people who move their bodies!
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If you want to discover your true purpose for existing, all you have to do is look deeply into the things that bring you joy.
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When a man is loved by a strong, confident woman he too is stronger and more confident. Once he has been touched by the tenderness of a strong, confident woman he too can touch with tenderness. That kind of love is contagious.
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You’ll never have a positive life by thinking negatively.
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Being meek does not make you weak. You’re not someone who sways with changing circumstances. You don’t allow yourself to be used. You’re not passive or spineless. Your faith is in the Almighty, so you know that you are mighty.
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If you have no armsTo hold your crying child but your own armsAnd no legs but your own to run the stairs one more timeTo fetch what was forgottenI bow to youIf you have no vehicleTo tote your wee one but the wheels that you driveAnd no one else to worry, “Is my baby okay?”When you have to say goodbye on the doorsteps of daycareor on that cursed first day of schoolI bow to youIf you have no skill but your own skillTo replenish an ever-emptying bank accountAnd no answers but your own toSatisfy the endless whys, hows, and whens your child asks and asks againI bow to youIf you have no tongue to tell the truthTo keep your beloved on the path without a precipiceAnd no wisdom to impartExcept the wisdom that you’ve acquiredI bow to youIf the second chair is emptyAcross the desk from a scornful, judging authority waitingFor your child’s father to appearAnd you straighten your spine where you sitAnd manage to smile and say, “No one else is coming—I’m it.”Oh, I bow to youIf your head aches when the spotlight finally shineson your child because your hands are the only hands there to applaudI bow to youIf your heart aches because you’ve given until everything in you is goneAnd your kid declares, “It’s not enough.”And you feel the crack of your own soul as you whisper,“I know, baby. But it’s all mama’s got.”Oh, how I bow to youIf they are your life while you are their nurse, tutor, maidBread winner and bread baker,Coach, cheerleader and teammate…If you bleed when your child falls downI bow, I bow, I bowIf you’re both punisher and huggerAnd your own tears are drowned out by the running of the bathroom faucetbecause children can’t know that mamas hurt tooOh, mother of mothers, I bow to you.—Toni Sorenson
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Courage is not beating up the bully or letting the bully beat you up, it is standing strong before the bully and seeing him for what he truly is: a child of God in need of an attitude adjustment.
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Courage is stepping forward when all you can see is darkness.
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Your brain processes a thought while your mind creates and cultivates not only your thoughts, but also the knowledge and experiences you gain.
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The brain is a material thing, something you can hold in your hands. The mind is an immaterial thing, something only the Universe can hold.
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No matter where you are along life’s path, your next step is your first step.
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The only way to take command of your life is to realize that you are never going to be in control of it.
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The first and most important person you must believe in is yourself.
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Breaking up is like unsticking your fingers after you've Superglued them. Love's the glue and no matter how slow and carefully you separate, you're going to lose a little bit of yourself in the process. You're also going to retain a little DNA from the one you lost.
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Rejection is a blade to the heart. It's the worst kind of pain.
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There’s no blade in the world as sharp as rejection.
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God is working on your behalf, for your happiness and inner peace. So move forward in faith, believing that He is with you and for you because He is.
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Peace comes at a price, often only at the end of a hard-fought battle.
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Spring gives hope that God believes in second chances.
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If a tiny bud dares unfold to a wakening new world, if a narrow blade of grass dares to poke its head up from an unlit earth, then surely I can rise and stretch my winter weary bones, surely I can set my face to the spring sun. Surely, I too can be reborn.
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You are brighter than the sunlight and bolder than a rainbow. You are the reason spring was created in the first place.
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Don’t even try to count all the colors of spring. God’s pallet keeps generating new hues.
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Sunshine and water—the perfect recipe for happiness.
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Spring is the only season that flutters in on gentle wings and builds nests in our hearts.
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Spring is painted in daffodil yellows, robin egg blues, new grass green and the brightness of hope for a better life.
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Smart thinking is to know what you think and why you think it.
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Our minds sometimes think best when fueled by another brain's thought. Be willing to consider what someone else thinks before you decide what you think. That way you can know what you think and why you think it.
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A leader is someone who figures out the way, then gets out of the way so others can lead.
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Taking care of your body is insurance for your soul.
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Open your heart to the wonder of life simply by opening your heart.
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How your brain developed during your first five years has had an enormous impact on how well you learn and cope today. Again, the most important thing to keep in mind is that you are made of cells and cells change. So even if you didn’t get the best start, you can have a fantastic finish.
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Understanding your own anatomy and how it functions is crucial to changing your thinking and changing your life.
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Do you realize that you have the power to design a life that’s meaningful and even remarkable? You and God are in a family partnership. He has not only blessed you with mortal breath, but with a purpose-filled life. He’s given you power and will to control that life. This is a gift that He will never take from you. But when you humble yourself and give your will back to him, your life will be nothing short of miraculous.
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Nothing on this earth will empower you or change you more than knowing without doubt that God loves you.
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A change of attitude is the one change that changes everything
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Unless and until we change, we cannot grow. What’s life without growth?
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It’s not what we do once—it’s what we do once a day…day in and day out…every day that brings lasting change into our lives.
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If we understand how the brain works, we can understand how to work it.
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When you compare yourself against someone else, you always lose.
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When we look at things differently, things look different.
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Take a close look at nature and you’ll see that every living creature is wired for mutation and variation. The fact that people can say, “I’m not the same person I used to be,” is the greatest of all miracles.
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If you want to be strong challenge yourself to something that makes you feel weak.
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A woman’s belly is the garden of life. Her mind is the gateway to meaning. Her heart is the source of love. And her eyes are the light by which the whole world sees beauty.
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Women can do it all but that doesn’t mean they should have to.
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