Been down lately? That’s a way of life. You can’t rid the world of sorrow, but you can choose to live in joy.

Sorrow is with us not because we are bad at stopping it, but simply because it’s part of being human. What matters is not whether good or bad things happen – both will, but your relationship to them. Just think back over the last 24 hours, – what had you taken hard that you could have taken lightly?

True faith flowers from and through doubt.

If you never questioned your beliefs, – you are just a puppet dancing to somebody’s strings. If God had wanted your mindless obedience, you would’ve been created without mind and without free will. But you have both so you can come to God of your own accord. Just look at the lives of saints, – most of them had gone through a dark night of the soul, and that’s why their faith was so strong. The path to true faith always goes through doubt. So ask those questions you’ve always been afraid to ask, and find the answers, and then your faith will become unshakable.

When you feel like giving up… think again!

Rest if you must but don’t you quit!

Making a solid effort can take you a long way, so even if your heart isn’t 100 percent into something, you should give it the old college try. The worst thing that can happen is that you get brownie points for trying — and a lot of appreciation from someone you care about. The best possible outcome is that you get into this endeavor and learn something new. Don’t shy away from things that make you uncomfortable.