Quote of the day

"One has to lose without in order to gain within. " The loss of being ruled by the physical allows for the gain of being ruled by the invisible God.

"One must go down the street of equality and meet justice; at the end of the journey, freedom will welcome you home." We are traveling through the journey of life; as we travel we must seek both equality and justice. Freedom is the welcomed result.

"Humanity is a threat to its own existence. " The marker of barbarism, the unchecked greedy individual, destroys that which is good and praises what is evil. As humanity continues to fall from grace, as such, they are a threat to their own existence.

"Grace under pressure produces diamonds." When one lives a gracious life, they produce goodwill. When this grace is buffeted by the demands of life, and it holds up, is truly commendable.

"One shouldn't be on the same page as racism, but write their own righteous book." The essence of humanity is love. To love humanity is to accept the unique differences each of us have, and to write our own book of love to improve the planet, by lovingly confronting wrongdoing, and celebrating our differences.

"Each failure is one step closer to success. " The more mistakes one makes the closer they are to accomplishing their endeavor. To fail is to actually succeed, for success is in trying and the only true failure is not trying.

"Learn, that you may teach; teach that you may reach. " To learn is to enable the capacity to teach. After one has learned a lesson in the classroom of life, this person can teach others what they've learned. All of us are both students and teachers, to some degree, throughout life.

"Don't strive to be perfect; you can't attain it. Just strive to be excellent, and then maintain it." The drive to be a success may cause the desire to be perfect, which is impossible; however, being excellent is entirely within one's reach.

"What's best is usually not easy, but what's worst usually is." To travel the road of great resistance in order for a better life, may not be easy, but is rewarding; to travel the road of least resistance may be easy, but unrewarding.

"Suffering is finite, but God's grace is infinite." The measure of life is to suffer, but within that life, the rescuing power of grace steps in and keeps one's soul.

"One must fall into the deepest depths in order to soar to the highest heights. " The depth of human suffering strengthens those who survive it, and allows them to rise higher than ever before.

"Do something different that you've never done to get something good that you've never had." Change is a part of life. To change is to grow, and to grow is to achieve.

" To love is to live; to live is to love." Love is the key for a fulfilling life, for God is love. Life is enhanced when love is introduced into the equation of living.  Living is loving well, and loving is living well.

"Devour the present and have an appetite for the future. " One must make the most of their present, so that they may enjoy the fruits of tomorrow.

"Every being promotes either war or peace, depending upon where their heart resides." Warmongers promote war. The war within themselves is exhibited outside of themselves, which harms both themselves and others. Peaceful people experience peace within themselves, which exhibits itself externally, which helps both themselves and others.

"The word of faith is the seed of blessings." Faith expressed enlivens the spirit, and reinforces belief. Within the continuum of time, that faith produces rich blessings.

"The measure of man is the length of his service. " Service pays for the space we inhabit on the planet. The more one serves, the greater they become.

"Change is the difference a life makes." Every human being has been placed on this earth for a purpose; to change the contours of the planet, with the work that they have been placed here to do.

"God creates. Man destroys. God recreates." God creates all; man destroys all; therefore God creates out of man's destruction.

"Chase righteousness and find love " Righteousness is a witness to love. To chase righteousness in the pursuit of life leads to love.

"He who rejects the truth is in bondage to falsehood. " One must live the truth, and reject falsehood, in order to be free. There is freedom in truth, but bondage in falsehood.

"You can't have a solution without a problem. " In order for there to be a solution, first, there must be a problem.

"Happiness reigns from the seed of greatness."  The seed of greatness is established with the fruits labor. The greatness thereof leads to happiness.

"Sad tears water the soul, which allows for spiritual growth. " The tears of sadness irrigate the seeds of life, allowing it to flourish in future times. Sad times carve the destiny for happier times.

"Success is where preparation meets opportunity. " For success to happen, one must be prepared. With preparation comes opportunity; success then occurs, with this taken opportunity.

"Man's wisdom amounts to nothing. God's wisdom amounts to everything. " Man's wisdom is limited, and deviates from perfection, filled with flaws and is without strength.  God's wisdom is everlasting, and carries with it, righteousness and truth. It is perfect.

"What you make doesn't determine your worth, but what makes you does." The material process of the life experience is temporary. Money, possessions, and the visual reality of life must eventually fade. What makes human beings are love, happiness, peace, courage, etc. These are lasting qualities freely accessible to all.

"Listen, understand, do; this is the purpose of a student. " First, one must listen, with the intent of understanding. As one understands, they must put into practice what they have understood, to be a good student.

"Think to say to do." To achieve in life, first, one must conceive of the achievement mentally. Next, one must give voice to it to reinforce belief. After belief, one is ready to achieve.

"Talent, with no effort leads to failure; talent, with effort leads to success."Effort is a necessity for success. Success is not inevitable with talent alone.