“To fight discouragement, remind yourself of the basics: I can write. I have the opportunity to do so. I love what I… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Sorrow on another's face often looks like coldness, bitterness, resentment, unfriendliness, apathy, disdain, or disinterest when it is in truth purely sadness.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Though I may accumulate a great deal of riches in this world, it is only my wealth of knowledge, talents, and emotional… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“This thing that troubles you is only one small part of your life. Don't allow it to be all-consuming when there's so… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Every now and then I sit and watch the sun rise to remind myself how it's done—peacefully, steadily, warmly, and in beautiful… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Silly little monster” all would say. They’d scratch its head and turn away until it snatched their tiny noses. They couldn’t even… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Life requires us to do things anyway, despite what sort of fear or monster or tragedy or suffering lurks behind that anyway. ” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“No one is born a sprinter. We all learn to push ourselves up from the floor and then balance before taking that… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it feels as if God set you on Earth with a bottle full of nasty-tasting pills called days and these instructions:… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“There is strength in numbers, yes, but even more so in collective good will. For those endeavors are supported by mighty forces… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“If I expect nothing of you, it will be far easier to forgive your offenses than if I place my whole world… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Isn’t it strange how a lamb can feel like a lion when comparing itself to a mouse, whereas a lion feels like… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Gratitude is the real treasure God wants us to find, because it isn't the pot of gold but the rainbow that colors… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Lies don't fit snugly into disguises. Eventually the cloak falls off and you're left staring at the naked truth which is always… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Perfection is a paradigm meant to keep us striving and learning and growing. Like a wondrous sunset, perfection may be beyond our… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Why certainly, words possess power. They do! But releasing their magic requires combining and arranging those words in the right order.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Vengeance, retaliation, retribution, revenge are deceitful brothers—vile, beguiling demons promising justifiable compensation to a pained soul for his losses. Yet in truth… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Okay, let's put this another way―if what you're about to say wouldn't look good permanently engraved on your tombstone, bite your tongue.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“We live that we might have experience; that through it we might gain wisdom, compassion, faith, and inner strength.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Why hasn't someone lassoed a few teenagers and had them sit down and write out all the supposed answers they have so… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“There is a sky full of stars aplenty, and all you can babble about is a cold, little rock we call the… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Rainy, gloomy, drab, sunless day. There are times when hope seems entirely clouded over, when looking for the blessings in your circumstances… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“When we all part from this life and gather on the other side, the only thing each of us will have to… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The cup is both half full and half empty; it has never been one or the other. Stop obsessing over a trivial… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“My soul, I’ve found, has puppet strings to make me droop or give me wings. And music is the puppeteer that turns… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“To punish someone for your own mistakes or for the consequences of your own actions, to harm another by shifting blame that… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The most powerful and courageous heroes I know are those who bite their tongues when justification, validation, temptation, or vengeance would have… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Truth is, I’m generally happiest when it’s just me. It’s okay to be madly in love with yourself.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“As ofttimes as it rains on my little spot of earth, you'd think I'd grow accustomed to the gloom.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“Two powerful, little words I've learned to use when facing challenges, fears, and doubts— so what? ” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“ Happily-ever-afters don't come in happily-every-days . They are found at the end of challenges-ever-met, promises-ever-kept, and tears-ever-wept.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“Curiosity killed the cat, but not before teaching her that honey bees are not sweet, tweeting birds are slow to react, mice can serve… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“A session of boasting won't attract any real friends. It will set you up on a pedestal, however, making you a clearer target.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“Memories of past. Heartaches of old. Courage of brass. Lessons of gold.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“Mystery, why so attractive to me? You blind me with fear, place hope on my tongue, and with a cold kiss draw me forward.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“It's amusing to me that we refer to people who live in their heads as detached, disturbed, or mad, when reality for anyone is… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“Such a nasty bruise,” he says, staring straight into my eyes. I am stunned he can see it. Delicate to the touch and tender… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“You would think those who have endured unkindness would be kinder as a result, intent on sparing others the awful suffering they abhorred firsthand.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“While you judge me by my outward appearance I am silently doing the same to you, even though there's a ninety-percent chance that in… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“You made a choice—a single choice. How neat to think you may have opened the door to a wondrous future without knowing.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“The key to valuing something is to lose it and then realize how rare it was—after which you pray like mad to regain what… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“Rather than critique people, try admiring God’s creative handiwork.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
