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Pearls of Encouragement

"Unable you will be to control some of the great ills which may befall you. Empowered you are to shape well your reaction to them. Bettered you could become in nobility thus accomplished. Inspiring you shall be in showing others the way."

This is where you can come to give encouragement, or to be encouraged yourself. Many people share with us all kinds of supportive thoughts; it seemed like a good idea to spread their value around so others could benefit along with us. Do you have an uplifting pearl of wisdom to add? Scroll to the bottom of this page where you'll find a form that allows you to send an entry. And if you ever feel like you could use a little supportive encouragement yourself, remember this page and come back to it for a quick visit that might help boost your spirits. Since entries are conveniently listed in the order of most recent first, you can quickly find the newest additions right at the top whenever you come back.
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Climb every mountain,
Search high and low.
Follow every byway,
Every path you know.

Climb every mountain,
Ford every stream.
Follow every rainbow
'Till you find your dream...

A dream that will need
All the love you can give
Every day of your life
For as long as you live....

-- lyrics from music by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II in the motion picture, "The Sound of Music"
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Unable you will be to control some of the great ills which may befall you. Empowered you are to shape well your reaction to them. Bettered you could become in nobility thus accomplished. Inspiring you shall be in showing others the way.

-- Writer requested anonymity for website; 27 April 2002
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With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: "Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry not pain be anymore. The former things have passed away."

-- New Testament, Revelation 21:3,4
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Two men look out through the same bars:
One sees the mud, and one the stars.

-- F. Langbridge, in "A Cluster of Quiet Thoughts"
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Character is what you are in the dark.

-- Dwight L. Moody, in "Sermons"
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Behold, we know not anything;
I can but trust that good shall fall
At last--far off--at last, to all,
And every winter change to spring.

-- Tennyson, in "In Memoriam, LIV"
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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

-- Shakespeare, in "Hamlet", I,5
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At that time the eyes of the blind ones will be opened, and the very ears of the deaf ones will be unstopped. At that time the lame one will climb up just as a stag does, and the tongue of the speechless one will cry out in gladness. For in the wilderness waters will have burst out, and torrents in the desert plain.

-- Old Testament, Isaiah 35:5,6
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A health unto the happy,
A fig for him who frets!
It is not raining rain to me,
It's raining violets.

-- R. Loveman, in "April Rain"
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Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

-- New Testament, 1 Thessalonians v. 21
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Glad that I live am I;
That the sky is blue;
Glad for the country lanes,
And the fall of dew.

-- Lizette W. Reese, in "A Little Song of Life"
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Be good...and let who can be clever;
Do noble things, not dream them all day long;
And so make life...and that vast forever,
One grand sweet song.

-- Charles Kingsley, in "A Farewell"
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Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.

-- John Wesley, in "His Rule"
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And the light is shining in the darkness, but the darkness has not overpowered it.

-- New Testament, John 1:5
Use the form below if you would like to share some words of encouragement through this web page.

Step 1: Type the encouraging words in the text box at right. They can be either your own original words, or a quotation of someone else's. If you're quoting from someone else, as in a famous saying, please include the name of the writer at the end of the quote. There is no preset limit on the length of the entry, but keep in mind that people are more likely to read all of it if it's brief. (There is a chance that the entry could be shortened/edited by excerpting with the use of "..." dots.) Also, please keep in mind a wide audience. For example, if your comment is religious, keep the words as non-denominational as possible so they can be readily appreciated by people of many faiths.
Step 2: Enter your name in the text box at right. Although we need to know who is sending this, you can click on the checkbox below your name if you don't want it included on the actual web page.
(Click in the checkbox at right only if you do not want your name included on the web page with your entry. The word "Anonymous" will then appear instead.)
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