Quotes about Perspective

I shift my focus from trying to fix the other person and the situation to allowing God to reveal some tender truths to me.

I can't control the things that happen to me each day, but I can control how I think about them.

But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me.

History would be far different if we did not tend to hear God most clearly when we think He is telling us exactly what it is we want to hear

Some things have to be believed to be seen.

Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.

It might be a good idea if, like the White Queen, we practiced believing six impossible things every morning before breakfast, for we are called on to believe what to many people is impossible. Instead of rejoicing in this glorious "impossible" which gives meaning and dignity to our lives, we try to domesticate God, to make his might actions comprehensible to our finite minds.

The balancing act we parents attempt is convincing our children: 1. You are loved more than you can imagine. 2. The world does not revolve around you.

Simone Weil was absolutely right- beauty and affliction are the only two things that can pierce our hearts. Because this is so true, we must have a measure of beauty in our lives proportionate to our affliction. No more. Much more. Is this not God's prescription for us? Just take a look around.

Child," said the Voice, "I am telling you your story, not hers. I tell no one any story but his own.

If one of you is walking through a dark valley personally of course it affects the marriage. But it is not about the marriage.

You will not think clearly about your life until you think mythically. Until you see with the eyes of your heart.