When our spirit tells us it is time to weep, we should weep. It is part of the ritual, if you will, of putting sadness in perspective and gaining control of the situation. . . . Grief has a purpose.… — Joseph M. Marshall III Copy Share Image
... Our ability to reason has not given us special status, only a greater responsibility. — Joseph M. Marshall III Copy Share Image
Success is rarely the result of one swell swoop, but more often the culmination of many, many small victories. — Joseph M. Marshall III Copy Share Image
Life is a circle. The end of one journey is the beginning of the next. — Joseph M. Marshall III Copy Share Image
We are all afraid of something. But that shouldn't stop us from going on every day. We should not always walk in fear of the shadow while we are in the light. It is certain we will not know when or how the difficult and bad times will come, but if we accept that they will come, then they are… — Joseph M. Marshall III Copy Share
Weakness and strength are necessary for balance. No one or nothing is only weak or only strong. But some of us overlook our weaknesses, and even deny that we have them. That can be dangerous, because denying there is a weakness is in itself a weakness. Likewise, accepting that we have weaknesses becomes a strength. And by the same token,… — Joseph M. Marshall III Copy Share
Life can give you strength. Strength can come from facing the storms of life, from knowing loss, feeling sadness and heartache, from falling into… — Joseph M. Marshall III Copy Share Image
If it is true that strength is the child of effort and pain, then most of us will have the opportunity to learn strength.… — Joseph M. Marshall III Copy Share Image
“It was understandable, then, that the worth of a person was not measured in the things he or she owned, but in the deeds… — Joseph M. Marshall III Copy Share Image
“Respect is a close relative of tolerance, and both go a long way to prevent and alleviate the negative interactions between and among people.… — Joseph M. Marshall III Copy Share Image
The strength of a tree, the old ones say, comes not from growing thicker in the good years when there is water, but from… — Joseph M. Marshall III Copy Share Image
