words to live by

I love finding inspirational quotes, especially when they come from homework. It makes the task a lot more enjoyable, and certainly more worthwhile. Here's what I stumbled across about a week ago:

"I think a change is good for everyone at any moment, whatever it is you're doing. Change always revitalizes, and demands courage." -Pedro Almodóvar

I think this struck home for me so much because I have dealt with so much change in my life, and not always the good kind of change, if you know what I mean. Even now, I'm dealing with change every day, good and bad. This quote is just so relevant to my life right now, and it reminds me that, no matter what kind of change you experience, good or bad, the outcome is always up to you. So will you make this change a positive one, or a negative one? I say positive.

Speaking of change, this is the longest time I've gone without going to mass. So I'm doing my best to make this change a positive one (though I must admit, it's not easy). Bringing my Bible was probably the best decision I made in the process of packing. Here's some positivity to live by:

"Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1

"Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for he has said, 'I will never forsake you or abandon you.'" Hebrews 13:5

I like these two for completely different reasons. The first, because just reading the words aloud makes you appreciate the beauty of life, and most importantly faith, and because you have to read it more than once to understand what faith truly is. The second, because I would love for America to read those words. Some people just don't appreciate what they have. Some people don't realize how fortunate they truly are; like all the money in the world wouldn't be enough for them. If they would only realize that they don't need money to get to heaven...