Inspiration :]

Everyone needs to take some time out of their busy lives and relax. You don't need a beach to be able to relax. Just take some time; Read a good book, take a bubble bath, do anything that is relaxing to you. -Anonymous

You can't help someone else, without first helping yourself.

High Flyers An Indian air acrobatic team performs maneuvers at an airshow in Zhuhai, China.

"One resolution I have made, and try to always keep, it this: To rise above the little things." -John Burroughs
The cars out of gas, the cell phone dies, the yard needs mowed, we're out of milk, I forgot to call her -these things happen everyday, but we can not let them ruin our day and hold us back. We can't get too overwhelmed with what we have to do. Take a breath, and try not to fret too much.

Your Star
There is a star in the sky... just for you. That star will make sure that your dreams come true. So in case you are stumbling - don't get too blue. That star in the sky... it believes in you. And in case you were wondering... I do, too. -Ashley Rice

Fisher - Beautiful life
Hey child up and go -Big world is out there waiting for us to live in every day Outside you will find there is love all around you -Takes you, makes you wanna' say That it's a beautiful life and it's a beautiful world and it's a beautiful time to be here, to be here, to be here The sky's blue -just us two Side by side we'll see the world that surrounds us -Hey, seize the day Each road - every mile's a photograph in motion to astound us, carry us away into a beautiful life 'Cause it's a beautiful world and it's a beautiful time to be here, to be here Leave all your cares behind you The sun is rising Turn around -it's right in front of you and it's a beautiful life and it's a beautiful time to be here, to be here, to be here

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it. -Dalai Lama

"Those who stand for nothing fall for anything." - Alexander Hamilton

I'm thinking about making theme posts from now on. For example one on love, one on happiness, peace, hope beauty, but they will all still be inspirational. Any opinions? - Thanks, Joy

Continue to send in inspirations! =]

Be strong. Believe.

"When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others." - Unknown

"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as you'll die today." - James Dean

Don't think that it's such a terrible thing to get sad or down or to stop believing in sunshine for a while. Don't worry too much if you feel empty or lost or can't make yourself want to smile.
Don't think that it's not okay to want to sit a day out, or to be scared or tired or blue. Everybody gets sad sometimes. And crying and hurting - just like laughing and dreaming - are just things that people do. - Ashley Rice

The Waiting By Kim Warren

We all at some point in our life just want to be in love. We keep looking for it but can't find it. We just have to sit back, and wait. Love will come to us when we least expect it.



What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
Vincent van Gogh




Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius

"Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as i seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be." - Karen Ravn

Believe - Yellowcard
Everything is gonna be alright
Everything is gonna be alright
Everything is gonna be alright
Be strong. Believe.
Be strong. Believe.

What If
What if I would have done this
or that
What if I would have said this
or that
What if I would have said yes
or no

We all have our what ifs, but we can not let our selfs dwell on them. It is time to move on, and put them in past. What happened happened, and sadly we can not go back in time and change our decisions and actions. Forget the past, and start to live in the present. Do not worry about the future. Just enjoy every moment of the present, because you never know when it could be taken away.

"If we all hold hands and take our problems one step at a time - we will get through it together."
- R. Curls

All you have to do is pray, and God will help you find your way.
I learned this lesson today. I had a couple of bad days in a row, and I felt so confused and unsure of everything. I felt like my friendships were falling apart, and that this blog was getting no where. The past week I hadn't recieved any inspiration, and it didn't help my already slump. So I prayed to God asking him for help in getting the word out there about my blog. And when I came on today after school I had a comment from a fellow blogger who I had told about my blog. Saying " Thank-you Joy! thank-you for finding me and my Blog and welcoming me to yours. It is truly beautiful and VERY inspirational. Stephanie" This truly made my day, and gave me hope that this blog is actually helping people. God really can work magic. - Joy Pedrow

If you also have an inspirational story, send it in! You can help inspire someone. =]

Thanks Joy

Dance Because You are Alive

“It's possible to forget how alive we really are. We can become dry and tired, just existing, instead of really living. We need to remind ourselves of the juice of life,and make that a habit. Find those places inside that jump for joy, and do things."

There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you. David Burns

Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.


If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it. William Arthur Ward

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

" Life isn't measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away"

"Live how you want, love who you want, be who you want. If you fail to do that then you are not you. You are just someone the world molded. Mold yourself!" - Anonymous

Hold on to your dreams; they are as precious as laughter - they are eternal, like stars. -Ashley Rice

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.

Lanston Hughes

For my Grandpa, Ron who loved lighthouses. -JP

Some days you just gotta forget it all AND... DANCE!

One Day

One day, you will find that all the daydreams you planted when you were small have blossomed into giant sunflowers. One day, you will turn around and see the world at your front door. One day, you will move mountains and write your name across the sky. - Ashley Rice

MAKE ONE DAY, BE TODAY!

Next time you are at a camp fire write down all your worries, fears, hopes, and dreams and throw them into the fire for the Lord to take away from you. - JG


"Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quite understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weakness." - Ann Landers

If anyone tries to tell you that you can't sing your own song, or make your way in the world... prove them wrong. -Ashley Rice


YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU SET YOUR MIND TO.

Happiness comes in many shapes and sizes. God sends us these little signs to make us laugh and smile. He wants us to be happy. - JAP

In This Life
DELTA GOODREM
You give me love
You give me light
Show me everything that's been happening
I've opened up my eyes
Following
Three steps fight an honest fight
Two hearts that can start a fire
One love is all I need
In this life
I was put here for a reason
I was born into this world
And I'm living and I'm believing
I was meant to be your girl
In this life

"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handy, Deep Thoughts

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Jesus Jones Right Here, Right now:

You know it feels good to be alive
I was alive and I waited waited
I was alive and I waited for this
Right here, right now, there is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now, watching the
world wake up from history

“Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.”
- Dave Barry

Live Your Life

"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams." - Ashley Smith

Well we all at some point in life find our happiness in a special thing whether it was the job, the companionship, the place, or anything else. - Elia Haj Elias http://eliahaj.blogspot.com/

"Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without first getting a few drops on yourself." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Twist and Turns By Jim Warren


You are someone who still believes in cloud watching, people watching, daydreaming, tomorrow, favorite colors, silver clouds, dandelions, and sorrow. Be scared. Be cool. Be wild. Go far. Words do more than plant miracle seeds. With you writing them, they can change the world. - Ashley Rice

do what you love and you will find someone who loves the same thing. don't look for love, beg for love, or suffer for love. Just Live.

"May your heart always be joyful, May your song always be sung, May you stay forever young"........Bob Dylan

A page from one of my journals. A photo of another world behind the gate, painted pages and random thoughts. Sometimes life feels so final, and sometimes it feels like life is just escaping my grasp. - Gypsy

T.I. Live Your Life
You're gonna be a shining star,
in fancy clothes, and fancy car-ars.
And then you'll see, you're gonna go far,
Cause everyone knows, just who you are-are.
So live your life, Your steady chasing that paper, Just live your life,
You got no time for no hata's
Just live your life.
No telling where it'll take ya, Just live your life,
Cause I'm a paper chaser, Just living my life.

When the task at hand is a mountain in front of you, it may seem to hard to climb. But you don't have to climb it all at once - just one step at a time. Take one small step... and one small step... then another... and you'll find... the task at hand that was a mountain in front of you... is a mountain you have climbed. -Ashley Rice


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Spread your arms and pretend to fly!

Niagara Falls


"Life is not measured by
the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments
that take our breath away."



“Forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements
of the future.”
Christian D. Larsen

Spread your arms and pretend to fly!
© Barsik


"it's not about worrying what's
down the road,
or where you will end up,
it's about enjoying
where you are right now."

It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot

Everyone just needs a place where they can get away from it all. Some place to hide from the dangers of life, and feel safe. Somewhere you can can just think. Try just spending sometime alone in the quiet, thinking. You'll hear more than you'd expect. - KW

The Road Less Traveled By: Jim Warren

Do what makes you happy.
Be with those who make you smile.
Laugh as much as you breathe.
And love as long as you live.

Seven Hearts By: Jim Warren
Can you find all 7?

I will keep a smile on my face and in my heart even when it hurts today. Og Mandino

Always chase your dreams instead of running from your fears. Author Unknown

Keep laughing. As long as you’re laughing you still have hope. -Moe Howard

Pain is inevitable, but misery is optional.
Tim Hansel