“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
“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
“One of the most critical decisions made in life is choosing with whom to spend your time. For it is those close… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Through sheer volume of passing days you will travel a great distance in your lifetime. Imagine where you might stand if your… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Choose to be good and kind and tolerant regardless of the situation or who's involved, because life is more a matter of… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“Remember this—the journey is part of the dream. Whatever it is you're chasing, so long as you are actively moving in the… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“No misery compares to staring at a clear night's sky with arms stretched toward a coveted star, wishing on what is forever… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Yes, happiness is dependent upon misery. For we all feel a swell of happiness after our circumstances improve from a misery recently… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Your face is engraved in my mind. I can’t erase it. I don’t want to. Because as much as I hate you,… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The wind is made of haunting souls that moan and groan in whistles and whispers. This ghostly choir chills the breeze and… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The Christmas spirit is simply an honest spirit of love for all humanity. It is the force that moves us to give… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I shall ne'er chase rainbows again, Knowing no pot o' gold awaits at the end. My Irish treasure is not there. For… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Don’t be satisfied with what the world offers you. Seek for more. Seek for better. Demand greater than the status quo.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Even if the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, keep to your own side; it's where you belong.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“My brain tends to take the scenic route. Things come to the forefront of my mind sooner or later, it just takes… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Hope is a fire more ravenous than the flames of temptation. For if only a portion of it poisons your veins, it… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Without you there would be no me. I am everything reflected in your eyes. I am everything approved by your smile. I… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“You are not my sunshine. Sorry. You're more like a gust of arctic wind that bursts in and blows out all the… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“How frustrating to think you can be lost to yourself. And yet how often it is that a stranger stares back at… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Beauty that pleases the eye is a frail, fleeting illusion. But that beauty capable of pleasing the heart can endure endlessly.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“We always feel the brunt of the blow dealt to us, but hardly ever do we feel the impact we have on… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Your body and spirit, subconscious and conscious—every portion of you recognizes home. That is why on the moment of arrival, your entire… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“What are you most thankful for?” she asked. My reply came easily. “Being too blessed to have any hope of answering that… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“On a grim and dismal day that shattered my last ounce of confidence, I broke down and whimpered, “I’m awful and hideous… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Small steps may appear unimpressive, but don't be deceived. They are the means by which perspectives are subtly altered, mountains are gradually… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Chameleonesque, hobbitish, unicorned, stompled, selfishism, and unwakeable may not be real words, but you do know what they mean.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Evil exists in this world because it has its place. For had you never sat blindly through the darkness of night, your… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The key to success―keep swimming. Even when they tap you on the shoulder to say the pool has been drained, just keep… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Why must you know the details of my troubles to have compassion? Is it not enough to show compassion simply because you… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I wonder at times if we're not all blind. It just seems there are an abundance of books unread, paint strokes not… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Many times what we perceive as an error or failure is actually a gift. And eventually we find that lessons learned from… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Things always appear clear and simple from behind glass. It is in the thick of tribulations that blurring details arise, complicating my… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Mind what you say, but mind more closely what you do. For though children close their ears to you, their eyes remain… — 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
