Toni Sorenson Quotes - Page 5

Tears do not signal your weakness. Tears testify that you are alive.

Just because there is change around us does not mean there has to be change within us.

If you want to discover your true purpose for existing, all you have to do is look deeply into the things that bring you joy.

Do not ask, "Is is possible?" rather, "Is is worth what it will require of me to make it happen?

Want more energy? Drink water. Sleep deep. Love passionately. Eat clean. Forgive completely. Create something new.

Change doesn’t come in nickels and dimes. It comes in dedication and sweat.

Happiness isn’t the reward we retrieve after a long struggle. It arrives daily, in those clear moments when our hearts are tender, pricked by the embrace of a loved one, the beauty of a single flower, the majesty of the world in which we are central. Look over your shoulder at how far you’ve come and all the good things you’ve experienced and that is when you will see the smiling face of happiness.

Positive minds full of faith and hope produce positive lives.

You can’t do it for someone else. No matter how much they motivate or inspire you, you have to do it for yourself. Your health is YOUR responsibility.

Any thought that you don’t control has the power to become toxic.

Every woman has beauty. Every woman has worth. Every woman deserves a chance at happiness.

Move to live and live to move!

Spring gives hope that God believes in second chances.

When your resources are focused on what has been you cannot create all that can still be.

Self-awareness happens when we become aware of other people, things and places around us and how we are all connected.

In God's economy, nothing is slag, nothing is wasted. Every relationship we build is a teacher, every experience we have is a coach. In every scar there is a lesson. In every memory there lives potential to make more.

You’re a biological wonder without precedent.

A true Christian does not judge whether a person is worthy of help, but only judges a need and how to best meet that need.

Every time you work out you strengthen your body. Every time you don’t you weaken it.

We all want to be happier, more financially secure and to experience more rewarding relationships. We all dream of making something more of our lives. A mountain trail is a terrific place to make our biggest, boldest, brightest dreams come true.

The Bible says that to have a friend we must show ourselves friendly. To that, I say, “Amen.

Every woman is born with her own sense of style and idea of beauty. To stifle that is a sin as great as snuffing out a blossoming bud, a one-of-a-kind flower will never bloom again.

Be aware of the voices in your head. Identify them. Just because you hear it doesn’t mean it’s your voice saying it. And just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true.

A thought enters your brain and lasts an average of five seconds. The only way to keep it is to grab hold of it and claim it. The same applies to dreams. We forget most of our dreams because we never take the actions needed to make them our own.

We are designed for harmony, an ebb and flow that’s almost inconceivable it’s so flawless. So when things go wrong and our cells can’t communicate with each other, or there is miscommunication, there is a direct biological link to why we don’t think clearly, we don’t feel right, and our lives get stalled. tIt happens when a child gets abused.tIt happens when a brain gets physically wounded.tIt happens when fear or pain is so great it overrides everything else.tIt happens during times of prolonged stress.ttIt happens in the throes of depression.tIt happens when the brain gets pounded with negativity.tAnd sometimes we just don’t know why the wires in our brains get crossed.

Sometimes letting go is the hardest thing imaginable, yet holding on is even harder.

You are brighter than the sunlight and bolder than a rainbow. You are the reason spring was created in the first place.

You were born into this life equipped to succeed. You are a part of God’s perfect plan. Yes, you. The plan would not be perfect if you were missing. Think about that. You matter more than you know.

Unzip your life right now, air out the putrid and bleach the infection, then invite your childhood dreams back, beckon the best of you and breathe deeper than you have in a very long time. Believe in the holdings of your heart. You can become anyone and anything your heart desires once you clear the clutter and stuff yourself with positive power and intentions.

An abundant life is one where we are physically strong, mentally sound, and spiritually aflame. I

Never tell a depressed person to “Cheer up.” Unless you want them to tell you to “Shut up.

You alone have the power to determine your value. Don’t let somebody else paste a discount sticker on you. You’re priceless.

The secret is not following the right path, it's following that right path to the end. Don't quit, my friend, until you've arrived.

We forget that the power of God isn’t in a weapon or a leader, but within us.

If you think you are unworthy to pray, that thought is not coming from Jesus Christ. More than anything, He wants us to approach Heavenly Father, to have our prayers heard and answered.

Picture for a moment the scene of a son carrying wood up a hill. He is about to make the greatest sacrifice he can make. Is it Abraham’s Isaac? Or Heavenly Father’s Jehovah? It is both. It is you. YOU are also God’s child. If He required so much from them, why should He require less from us? He doesn’t. He doesn’t want a portion. He requires our all.

You cannot be a friend to someone else, if you do not have a friendship with yourself.

Create space in your mind for the harsh memories too. Don’t ever cower from a teacher. Learn and live higher because you know how to use those dark memories as stepping-stones to think your way to a higher form of living.

Anxiety is nothing more than prolonged fear. It comes with prolonged chemical release that does incalculable damage to your neurons over time.

When we take our doubts and questions to Christ, we get truthful answers. We get complete answers. We get the love, wisdom, and support we need.

Life isn’t about being perfect; it’s about improving. It’s not about achieving more, acquiring more, or even about actually being more. It’s about becoming better…better than you were.

Christmas is not a date on a calendar. It’s more than a state of mind. It’s a condition of the heart.

A wolf searches the path for prey that has paused. Keep moving.

It may seem that you are on the path alone, but the light that guides you is coming from somewhere. Trust your every step because none of us walk this journey alone.

Unless and until we change, we cannot grow. What’s life without growth?

How your brain developed during your first five years has had an enormous impact on how well you learn and cope today. Again, the most important thing to keep in mind is that you are made of cells and cells change. So even if you didn’t get the best start, you can have a fantastic finish.

A sweet life is a sweaty life.

If a tiny bud dares unfold to a wakening new world, if a narrow blade of grass dares to poke its head up from an unlit earth, then surely I can rise and stretch my winter weary bones, surely I can set my face to the spring sun. Surely, I too can be reborn.

An attitude adjustment from the inside out is what it will take to get you to change direction. The truth is God is on your side, no matter how far you’ve wandered. He still loves you. He still needs you. Your sins don’t define you. He does.

It’s not what we do once—it’s what we do once a day…day in and day out…every day that brings lasting change into our lives.

There’s still a little girl inside every grown woman who would love to be able to fall into the arms of her mother and cry her eyes out every now and then.

I challenge you to destroy whatever roadblock is keeping you from moving forward. Destroy it with your physical body if you must, but first, destroy it with a power greater than a nuclear bomb—the power of your mind. Think it gone and it will go.

Life moves for people who move their bodies!

Taking care of your health and well bring first, is the best way to insure you will be able to care for those you love.

We might not be grateful for all things, but we can be grateful in all moments

If we are what we repeatedly do, how many times did you express gratitude today? Showing that you're grateful is the only way to be a grateful human being. Saying the words is not enough; you have demonstrate it through deeds.

I believe that we are all born for greatness yet most of us mire in the mediocrity of life. We become complacent or worse, discouraged and stagnate. We damn ourselves by not progressing.

If you have a painting in you, paint. If you have a song to sing, sing. Don’t judge your creation. Just create it. Banish doubt and fear and step out of your own way if you have to. Write if you’re a writer and invent if you’re an inventor. Do what you were born to do. Only then will you know a remarkable life.

We exist to fully participate in the creation our own lives.

Christmas is about change. It’s a time we open our hearts before we open our presents.