“Optimism: That effervescent, blindingly- bright, perky, chipper, twittering quality you want to squash out of annoying people.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Annoying people Copy Share Image
“To wish for the happiest days is to wish for a season of sorrow; for it is only after prolonged, wintry darkness… — Richelle E. Goodrich Happiness Copy Share Image
“Between here and there is a journey illuminated by the rising and setting of a radiant sun. Don't miss its splendor in… — Richelle E. Goodrich Determination Copy Share Image
“A truly humble apology works to part storm clouds, calm rough seas, and bring on the soft lights of dawn; it has… — Richelle E. Goodrich Apologies Copy Share Image
“Happiness is a simple game of lost and found: Lose the things you take for granted, and you will feel great happiness… — Richelle E. Goodrich Attitude Copy Share Image
“You can't make me be nice. You can't make me be good. You can't make me believe. But your example, your kindness,… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“You matter. You are important. There is a reason for your existence. You may not see or understand how this is true,… — Richelle E. Goodrich Doubt Copy Share Image
“The written word can make one pause and contemplate. It can make a reader sigh to dream or question a belief in… — Richelle E. Goodrich Books Copy Share Image
“I have always felt that fear possesses such great power, enough to paralyze and quake an individual. Pondering this, I realized that… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Sometimes when I prepare to write, I feel the same sensation wash over me as if my toes were curling over the… — Richelle E. Goodrich Author Copy Share Image
“Never give up. This applies to more than goals and dreams, it is a maxim for basic daily struggles. It shapes one's… — Richelle E. Goodrich Attitude Copy Share Image
“It is not wrong to feel sorry for yourself. Just like it is not wrong to sit in a puddle of water… — Richelle E. Goodrich Depressed Copy Share Image
“My generosity must bear a cost or there’d be no value in what you gain from it. There’d be no second thought… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Life’s gonna kick you in the butt; that’s what it does. But if you gotta put up with this crap, the least… — Richelle E. Goodrich Companionship Copy Share Image
“It's easy to offer advice on trials that have caused you to stumble. It's harder to talk about those that have knocked… — Richelle E. Goodrich Adversity Copy Share Image
“A hero is a person who, without a second thought, simply does the right thing because his conscience cannot live with any… — Richelle E. Goodrich Conscience Copy Share Image
“It's not my job to make you happy. It's your job to learn that only those who quit selfishly seeking their own… — Richelle E. Goodrich Happiness Copy Share Image
“Mr. Cat and Mr. Dog were neighbors who fought like, well, cats and dogs. That is until Mr. Rat moved in. It's… — Richelle E. Goodrich Allies 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
“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 Attitude 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 Appreciation Copy Share Image
“Hope can be as fragile as butterfly wings, so when someone shares with you their beautiful hopes, handle them as delicately and… — 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 Angels 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
“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
“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 Death 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 Dissapointment 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
“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
“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 Music 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 Humor 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 Astronomy 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 Excellence 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 Beguiling 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 Author 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 Compassion 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
“Hope is the reason we hang on until tomorrow. Without hope, there would be no tomorrow… or at any rate, there would… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Every once in a while God allows you to stub your toe as a kind reminder to be grateful for the miraculous… — Richelle E. Goodrich Gratefulness Copy Share Image
“Do not be afraid to work hard. There is great joy and satisfaction to be gained in the doing and accomplishing of… — Richelle E. Goodrich Hard work Copy Share Image
