Quotes about Perspective

But more than that, I felt - no, not beautiful. Even on such a romantic day as this I could not persuade myself of that. I knew that my jaw was too square, my legs too long, my hands too large. But I earnestly believed - and all the books agreed - that I would look beautiful to the man who loved me.

However, I reasoned, perhaps she had not experienced miracles before.

Happiness isn't something that depends on our surroundings…it's something we make inside ourselves.

Our lives are always moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts. What we think shapes who we are.

For years I played the what-if game. Maybe you're acquainted with this pastime. The rules are simple: Rule #1: You're only allowed to think of worst-case scenarios. Rule #2: You're never allowed to win this game. You can only lose. Rule #3: The more you play, the greater your losses.

We compare our behind-the-scenes with other people's highlight reels.

While some consider God's standards as too confining, a true believer sees them as loving and freeing.

My friends don't think they're rich, because they know someone who's richer.

I'm convinced normal people miss the majority of God's blessings because they're too busy to notice them.

When something small loudly demands all our attention, its noise often drowns out the whisper of what's enormously important.

When dealing with overly critical people, try to see past the arrows to the struggles that launched them.

That place that I had been most sure that I was right was the place that I was most wrong.