We cannot protect ourselves from trouble, but we can dance through the puddles of life with a rainbow smile, twirling the only umbrella we need -- the umbrella of God's love. Barbara Johnson More Quotes by Barbara Johnson More Quotes From Barbara Johnson Live for today, but hold your hands open to tomorrow. Anticipate the future and its changes with joy. There is a seed of God's love in every event, every unpleasant situation in which you may find yourself. Barbara Johnson change god love Life is a refining process. Our response to it determines whether we'll be ground down or polished up. On a piano, one person sits down and plays sonatas, while another merely bangs away at "Chopsticks." The piano is not responsible. It's how you touch the keys that makes the difference. It's how you play what life gives you that determines your joy and shine. Barbara Johnson keys play attitude If you can forgive the person you were, accept the person you are, and believe in the person you will become, you are headed for joy. So celebrate your life. Barbara Johnson forgiving joy believe Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. Barbara Johnson inspirational love life Whatever it is probably won't go away, so we might as well live and laugh through it. When we double over laughing, we're bending so we won't break. If you think your particular troubles are too heavy and too traumatic to laugh about, remember that laughing is like changing a baby's diaper. It doesn't solve any problems permanently, but it makes things more acceptable for awhile. Barbara Johnson laughter baby thinking If things are tough, remember that every flower that ever bloomed had to go through a whole lot of dirt to get there. The almighty Father will use life's reverses to move you forward. So do not keep grieving about a bitter experience. The present is slipping by while you are regretting the past and worrying about the future. Regret will not prevent tomorrow's sorrows; it will only rob today of its strength. Barbara Johnson adversity regret flower Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won't take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother Barbara Johnson laughter positive inspirational True love doesn't have a happy ending, because true love never ends. Letting go is one way of saying I love you. Barbara Johnson true-love letting-go goodbye We can never untangle all the woes in other people's lives. We can't produce miracles overnight. But we can bring a cup of cool water to a thirsty soul, or a scoop of laughter to a lonely heart. Barbara Johnson laughter lonely heart When you live in the present moment, time stands still. Accept your circumstances and live them. If there is an experience ahead of you, have it! But if worries stand in your way, put them off until tomorrow. Give yourself a day off from worry. You deserve it. Some people live with a low-grade anxiety tugging at their spirit all day long. They go to sleep with it, wake up with it, carry it around at home, in town, to church, and with friends. Here's a remedy: Take the present moment and find something to laugh at. People who laugh, last. Barbara Johnson home sleep giving Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness. Barbara Johnson encouragement eye heart Live every day to fulfill your personal mission. God has a reason for whatever season you are living through right now. A season of loss or blessing? A season of activity or hibernation? A season of growth or incubation? You may think you're on a detour, but God knows the best way for you to reach your destination. Barbara Johnson blessing loss thinking Motherhood: if it were going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor. Barbara Johnson motherhood labor easy You have to look for the joy. Look for the light of God that is hitting your life, and you will find sparkles you didn't know were there. Barbara Johnson light joy looks Attitude is the mind's paintbrush; it can color any situation. Barbara Johnson color mind attitude Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears. Barbara Johnson optimism gears patience I'm glad God has all the answers, 'cause I barely understand the questions. Barbara Johnson causes encouragement answers The secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays. Barbara Johnson growing secret blessing Life can be wonderful. Do your best not to miss it!” Enjoy what it is before it isn't anymore. Dare to slip on a pair of bunny slippers once in a while! Surprise yourself! Enjoy the little things because one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things! Barbara Johnson one-day missing looks We can choose to gather to our hearts the thorns of disappointment, failure, loneliness, and dismay in our present situation. Or we can gather the flowers of God's grace, boundless love, abiding presence, and unmatched joy. I choose to gather the flowers. Barbara Johnson loneliness flower disappointment
