The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~ Carl Rogers

Under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. ~ Andy Rooney

Anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~ Malachy McCourt

Pain makes you stronger, Fear makes you Braver, and Heartbreak makes you wiser.

The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love heterosexuals. It’s just that they need more supervision. ~ Lynn Lavner

 1.  Intelligence leads to arguments. Wisdom leads to settlements.  2.  Intelligence is power of will. Wisdom is power OVER will.  3.  Intelligence is heat, it burns. Wisdom is warmth, it comforts.  4.  Intelligence is pursuit of knowledge, it tires the seeker. Wisdom is pursuit of truth, it inspires the seeker.  5.  Intelligence is holding on….

Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won’t have a leg to stand on.

Being gay is not a Western invention; it is a human reality. ~ Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Homosexuality is found in over 450 species. Homophobia is found in only one. Which one seems unnatural now?

Better to have a big goal and reach half of it than to have no goal and reach all of it. ~ Joyce Meyer

If male homosexuals are called ‘Gay’, then female homosexuals should be called ‘Ecstatic’. ~ Shelly Roberts

Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ John Wooden

Character is doing what you don’t want to do but know you should do. ~ Joyce Meyer

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet.

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

Blessed are the people who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.

Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.

Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right. ~ Henry Ford

People will forget what you said; people will forget what you did; but people will never forget how you made them feel.

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

An old man said, “Erasers” are made for those who make MISTAKES. A youth replied, “Erasers” are made for those who are willing to CORRECT their mistakes. ATTITUDE MATTERS!!!

You can suffer the pain of change, or suffer remaining the way you are. ~ Joyce Meyer

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will crush my heart. ~ Pastor Leon Fontaine

It is often said that to have a fulfilling life, three essentials are required: a clear sense of personal identity, a deep sense of faith and meaning, and a strong sense of purpose and mission. ~ Os Guinness

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.

Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense. ~ Robert Frost

Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change. And when we are right, make us easy to live with.

In the U.S. Armed Forces more than 14,000 men and women have been fired over the last 17 years because of their sexual orientation. ~ Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Dec 2010.

“Don’t let your worries get the best of you. Remember, Moses started out as a basket case” Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited – until you try to sit in their pews. Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers.