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

“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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788 – 1860)

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. ~ Rita Mae Brown

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

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.

Just because you feel fear doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Do it afraid! ~ Joyce Meyer

 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….

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

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.

Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes the reason is that you’re not very wise and you make bad decisions.

It is strange that in our praying we seldom ask for a change in character, but always a change in circumstances.

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be! ~ Maya Angelou

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

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

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

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

The word “homosexual” did not appear in the Bible until 1946. (Revised Standard Version).

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