Day’s Conversation (Haiku Series #213)

Dawn’s Light

Early morning hour

Sowing heart’s tranquility—

Calmness of spirit

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Fresh Start

Believe, trusting more

Opening another door—

Shifting day’s mindset

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Quiet Turnaround

Away from one’s view

Time flowing with transition—

Subtleness of change

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Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

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The only way to get what you really want is to let go of what you don’t want.

Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.

Iyanla Vanzant (born 1953) is an American inspirational speaker, author, and television personality.

Leo Tolstoy Quotes

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Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

Leo (Count Lev Nikolayevich) Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian writer.  Many consider him to be one the world’s greatest authors of all-time.

Richard Ford Quotes

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Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.

Most things don’t stay the way they are for very long.  I take nothing for granted and try to be ready for the change that’s soon to come.

Richard Ford (born 1944) is an American novelist and short story writer.  One of his most recognized and honored works is the novel, INDEPENDENCE DAY, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1996.

John Maxwell Quote

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I may not be able to change the world I see around me, but I can change the way I see the world within me.

From Genesis 1:27:  “So God created humans in His image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.”

John Maxwell (born 1947) is an American pastor, author, and speaker.  He has written numerous books about leadership, with a Christian point of view.

Henry Cloud Quotes

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Whatever’s happening today, remember it is only ONE SCENE in a long movie.  Don’t treat it like it’s the whole story.  Keep writing the story.

We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing.

Henry Cloud (born 1956) is an American Christian best-selling author and leadership expert.