Quotes about Change

If you don't walk into the seond half of your own life, it is you who does not want it.

God shocks and stuns us into love. God does not love us if we change, God loves us so that we can change.

the Greek word meta-noia, which literally means to move "beyond the mind," is usually translated "repentance" and no longer points to its much deeper meaning.

Endless theorizing, the taking of sides, and opinions about which we could be right or wrong, trumped and toppled the universally available gift of the Divine Indwelling, the real "incarnation" which still has the power to change the world.

It seems we are not that free to be honest, or even aware, because most of our garbage is buried in the unconscious. So, it is absolutely essential that we find a spirituality that reaches to that hidden level. If not, nothing really changes.

If change and growth are not programmed into your spirituality, if there are not serious warnings about the blinding nature of fear and fanaticism, your religion will always end up worshiping the status quo and protecting your present ego position and personal advantage—as if it were God!

Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed

Familiarity breeds complacency.

The key to friendship with God, he said, is not changing what you do, but changing your attitude toward what you do.

Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be.

Grief is a good thing. It's the way we get through the transitions of life.

Living the rest of your life for the glory of God will require a change in your priorities, your schedule, your relationships, and everything else.