There are none so impoverished as those who do not acknowledge the abundance of their lives Richard Paul Evans More Quotes by Richard Paul Evans More Quotes From Richard Paul Evans People can become so blinded by their own perceived victimhood that they make victims of everyone around them. Richard Paul Evans victimhoodvictimpeople We cannot enslave others without enslaving a part of ourselves. Richard Paul Evans Those willing to trade freedom for certainty are certain to find the cure worse than the ailment. Richard Paul Evans curescertaintrade The shackles of belief, when reinforced by fear, are difficult to break free from and rarely done. Richard Paul Evans breakdonebelief Sometimes we can only find ourselves by first losing ourselves. Richard Paul Evans losingsometimesfirsts It's our memories that make us who we are. Without them, we're nothing. If that means we have to hurt sometimes, it's worth it. Richard Paul Evans hurtmemoriesmean In the beginning, I had considered these stops on my journey as interruptions - but I'm coming to understand that perhaps these detours are my journey. Richard Paul Evans interruptionsdetoursjourney Life is not a sprint. It was never meant to be. It is just a step of faith after another. Richard Paul Evans sprintlife-issteps The greatest shackles we bear in thislife are those forged by our own fears Richard Paul Evans forgedshacklesbears There can be no joy without gratitude. Richard Paul Evans gratitudejoy The first step of a journey is always the longest. Richard Paul Evans journeystepsfirsts We humans are born egocentric. The sky thunders and children believe that God is mad at them for something they've done - parents divorce and children believe it's their fault for not being good enough. Growing up means putting aside our egocentricity for truth. Still, some people cling to this childish mind-set. As painful as their self-flagellation may be, they'd rather believe their crises are their fault so they can believe they have control. In doing so they make fools and false gods of themselves. Richard Paul Evans growing-upbelievechildren The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood [p. 53] Richard Paul Evans smellchildhood The universe is a trillion, trillion threads moving in seemingly unrelated directions. Yet when you look at them together, they create a remarkable tapestry. Richard Paul Evans christmastogethermoving When a man loses his vision of the future he dies. Richard Paul Evans diesvisions-of-the-futuremen We stone our prophets, then build monuments to them after they're gone. Richard Paul Evans prophetgonestones There are two kinds of suffering in this life. That which pursues us and that which we doggedly pursue. Richard Paul Evans kindsufferingtwo When I think of God I feel like an ant crawling into a computer. Richard Paul Evans computerantsthinking It's almost as difficult to believe that someone with so many trials could harbor such hope, as that there are those with so much advantage who harbor such hopelessness. Richard Paul Evans hopelessnesstrialsbelieve Leah taught me that the greatest secret of life is that we find exactly what we're looking for. In spite of what happens to us, ultimately we decide whether our lives are good or bad, ugly or beautiful. Richard Paul Evans uglysecretbeautiful
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