faith and belief

"Faith is to believe what you do not see...." This really is the essence of what faith is, and St. Augustine said is so well.

The photo is a sunset scene from my hometown here in the Philippines.

extraordinary spiritual grace

"Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears...." Wow! If this quote does not give us "hope", I don't know what will. 

The photo is a Hibiscus flower that has started to wither but still appears lovely!

trust yourself

This quote from Golda Meir (former prime minister of Israel), is so inspiring. I like especially the words, "create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life." How can we be happy if we are not happy with ourselves? But we have it in our power to create someone we can be happy with! So let's go for it!

The photo is the flower of the red ginger torch lily. The bracts look like flames.

Change, healing and time

It's amazing how time is a factor in so many things in our life. Just as what Veronica Roth says here, "change like healing, takes time."
Sometimes we are so impatient that we try to circumvent time. We want instant changes, instant gratification. However, in the natural order of things, time is really of the essence. So we must learn to abide by it.

The photo is the fiddlehead of a fern frond that is taking time to unfold.

moments that take our breath away

How many times have you had moments that take your breath away? I really like this quote from Maya Angelou. It about sums up what makes us alive.  

The photo is a misty morning scene from my favorite island, Boracay.
Here is the link to cards or posters of this photoquote.http://www.redbubble.com/people/lensbaby/works/12047736-moments-that-take-your-breath-away

Excellence is a prevailing attitude

This quote from Charles R. Swindoll is very similar to the quote from Aristotle which I posted a few months back.  Here is the link if you are interested: http://getinspired-photoquotes.blogspot.com/2013/06/excellence-is-habit.html. If Swindoll says excellence is a "prevailing attitude", Aristotle says it is "a habit."

 

The photo is a powder puff flower or Calliandra tergemina.

gift of God

This verse from the Ephesians is a good reminder to us about the reason we are saved. It is not about our efforts or what we have done, it is by grace, a gift from God.

The photo is flower from a vine. I'm sorry I do not know its name.