Richelle E. Goodrich Quotes - Page 10

The denial of assistance is sometimes the greatest assistance. The trick is recognizing when this is the case.

Doing nothing accomplishes nothing, gains nothing, changes nothing, and wins nothing. You have to make a move.

You may not know my reasons, but you can assume I have them and be kind.

It has never been my goal to impress anyone but myself. That has proven challenging enough.

Goals are my north star.  My compass.  The map that guides me along the road I wish to travel.  Goals are motivations with wind in their sails - they carry me forward despite the storms.

He was everything I needed because his entire character had been molded by my deepest wants and desires. He was my rock when I cried, my playmate when I laughed, and my hero when I needed to imagine that one existed for me.

I'm not asking you to walk in my shoes; I'd never wish my afflictions on anyone. But could you walk beside me on secure ground and reach to hold my hand?

Friends are those crazy people who keep coming back, in spite of being exposed to the real you.

True friends esteem you of greater worth than you feel deserving.
False friends demand you prove that worth.

Friendship is about friends.....not ships.

Without you there would be no me.
I am everything reflected in your eyes.
I am everything approved by your smile.
I am everything born of your guidance.
I am me only because of you.

Our greatest duty to our children is to love them first.  Secondly, it is to teach them.  Not to frighten, force, or intimidate our children into submission, but to effectively teach them so that they have the knowledge and tools to govern themselves.

I hang around kids so people will assume when I act like one it's because I'm babysitting.

A mother is a child's first looking glass into the world.

During an especially noisy elementary school assembly I witnessed a common marvel.  Someone spoke,"Once upon a time..." into the mic, and the room hushed.  Such magic never ceases to amaze me.

Have you noticed how children never bypass a puddle of water, but jump, splash, and slosh right through it?  That's because they know an important truth: Life was meant to be lived; puddles were meant to be experienced.

Never give up.
This applies to more than goals and dreams, it is a maxim for basic daily struggles. It shapes one's life, including the will to continue to live. It supports love and committed relationships; it bolsters hope, faith, and charity; it is power in every area of existence. Never give up on anything or anyone of any worth.

It is an incapacitating emotion one feels upon hearing the whispered words "I still love you" after deeply hurting that soul.
Forgiveness isn't weakness.
It is power.

God invites while the devil pressures and shoves and bullies. Realize who holds the actual power before you react. You are greater than Satan; God is greater than all.

To encourage me is to believe in me, which gives me the power to defeat dragons.