Quotes From "Making Wishes" By Richelle E. Goodrich

Pray each morning and each night. Talk to God and be polite. Tell Him what you're grateful for. Leave your troubles at His door. Share your wishes, needs, and hopes. Ask God how to bravely cope. Tell Him all you learned today. Say the things you need to say. Beg forgiveness for your sins. Pray to live with Him again. Speak with earnest heart and soul. He will listen. This I know. For prayer is hope put to the test. And hope is faith in what is best. Faith is power to do great things. Thus, prayer is faith's enabling wings. Richelle E. Goodrich

A poet is simply an artist whose medium is human emotions.  A poet chisels away at our own sensibilities, shaping our vision while molding our hearts.  A poet wraps words around our own feelings and presents them as fresh gifts to humanity. Richelle E. Goodrich

Poetry is the wailing of a broken heart―the etched sorrows of despairing souls.  These artful words are an exclamation in rare colors expressed noiselessly on parchment.  Poetry is the unheard cry of a flower, wilting.  It is a humble, lucent tear shed with meaning.  It is the lovely portrayal of ugliness and the bitter edge of sweet.  Poetry speaks to the spirit by piercing understanding. It interprets all senseless truths―beauty, love, emotion―into sensible scrawl.  Poetry is vague affirmation and bewildering clarification. Like the most poignant of emotions, we understand the essence but cannot adequately do it verbal justice, crippled by inherently weak tongues.  A spiritual soothsayer, poetry is the closest thing to expression of feelings unutterable. Richelle E. Goodrich

Rare and precious moments, how I long to live with you eternally! If only your sweetness never ceased to touch my lips, and the flutters you evoke nevermore faded away. I dream of your arm extended immeasurably to keep hold of my reaching hand. But Father Time, being a cruel master, will not grant such a wish. And so I tuck you away as cherished memories, stored in a treasure box buried in my heart. And in times of solitude, I shall bring you out to view like rainbows. Richelle E. Goodrich

My goals may seem impossibly far-fetched when really they're not. Break them down into steps and see how I accomplish great things. I can easily reach from A to B. I can manage from B to C. I can then make it from C to D. And so eventually, I will find my way from A to Z. Richelle E. Goodrich

Music is my enchanter, the seducer of my emotions, the fire and ice that moves me. Richelle E. Goodrich

How crazy it would be if the moon did spin and the earth stood still and the sun went dim! How absolutely ludicrous if snakes could walk and kids could fly and mimes did talk! How silly it would be if the nights were tan and the mornings green and the sun cyan! How totally ridiculous if horses chirped and spiders sang and ladies burped! How shocking it would be if the dragons ruled and the knights were daft but the fish were schooled! How utterly preposterous if rain were dry and snowflakes warm and real men cried! I love to just imagineall the lows as heights, and the salty, sweet, and our lefts as rights. Perhaps it is incredibleand off the hook, but it all makes sensein a storybook!   . Richelle E. Goodrich

Reality and fantasy are not two separate spheres but one whole. They are like a world's atmosphere―reality behaving as a low front, fantasy a high front. Each remains somewhat distinguishable and yet they swirl and join, affecting and manipulating the other. One cannot perceive where reality ends and fantasy begins, but life would grow stagnant and die without the influence of both. Richelle E. Goodrich

I survive on moments of make-believe happiness. Richelle E. Goodrich

Imagine fantasy and pretend as neither fantastical nor pretended.....and then believe it. Richelle E. Goodrich

Family gathersto share good noise and good food. Gratitude abounds. Richelle E. Goodrich

You made me laugh at your jokes. You made me cry at your criticism. You made me shout at your lies. Then I noticed how in every case someone else was present, hearing you without laughter or tears or anger. I alone reacted. I see now; you never made me laugh or cry or rage. I chose to find humor. I chose to take offense. I chose to feel scorned. The truth is, you never had power over me. Richelle E. Goodrich

It is the image of physical brawn, sheer force, and commanding volume we so often associate with might. But I have found the might of an army exists in the faith of a child and in quiet, earnest prayers as well as in the heart of one who loves. Richelle E. Goodrich

Never give up. This applies to more than goals and dreams, it is a maxim for basic daily struggles. It shapes one's life, including the will to continue to live. It supports love and committed relationships; it bolsters hope, faith, and charity; it is power in every area of existence. Never give up on anything or anyone of any worth, especially yourself. Richelle E. Goodrich

It is an incapacitating emotion one feels upon hearing the whispered words "I still love you" after deeply hurting that soul. Forgiveness isn't weakness. It is power. Richelle E. Goodrich

Reality is a background so painted over by our own perceptions that every eye sees the world differently. Richelle E. Goodrich

Theories look great on paper until reality scribbles all over the page. Richelle E. Goodrich

Dreams become reality once the dreamer goes beyond imagining and acts them out. Richelle E. Goodrich

I can and will improve the world. I will smile, show kindness, and be grateful. I refuse to be unhappy. Richelle E. Goodrich

Giddy is a grin and giggles and that glint of goofiness in your gaze. Richelle E. Goodrich

Happiness must be a jealous pet. When you try seeking yours out, it tends to keep hidden. But as soon as you turn to help a friend find his, your own happiness comes bounding out of the darkness like some crazed animal. Richelle E. Goodrich

The road to happiness starts with a deep breath and an awareness of the many blessings tied to that single breath. Richelle E. Goodrich

There are still blue skies and rainbows and days bathed in sunlight. There are colorful shade trees filled with sweet bird songs. And there are wishing stars in the heavens as well as angels in God's service. So lift up your eyes. Refuse to be unhappy. Richelle E. Goodrich

We forget that the sweetest joys are found in the simplest acts: hugs, laughter, quiet observation, basic movements, holding hands, pleasant music, shared stories, a listening ear, an unhurried visit, and selfless service. It is sad we forget a truth so elementary. Richelle E. Goodrich

A moment of torture feels like an eternity, while an eternity of joy passes in a moment. Perhaps time is naught but an illusion. Richelle E. Goodrich

Without you there would be no me. I am everything reflected in your eyes. I am everything approved by your smile. I am everything born of your guidance. I am me only because of you. Richelle E. Goodrich

Someday my children will look fondly on the annoying things I did and see them clearly as evidence of love. Richelle E. Goodrich

Those things that inspire, enthuse, and compel you should consume your life. Richelle E. Goodrich

Trying to fix the shortcoming of others while ignoring your own flaws results in little if no improvement―not to mention bitter feelings. Concentrating on personal growth sets a good example and results in the improvement of one life if not more. Richelle E. Goodrich

Something wonderful is about to happen, and something awful is about to happen. You can dwell on either one. It’s your choice. Richelle E. Goodrich

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

You stand a better chance of bringing pretend to life through the power of belief than you stand any chance of erasing what's real by refusing to believe. Richelle E. Goodrich

Words have less substance than air. Don't tell me about your zealous dreams, your firm convictions, your profound love―show me. Richelle E. Goodrich

Words that should cross your lips with ease: thank you, love you, sorry, please. Richelle E. Goodrich

Your efforts extend like ripples on the ocean, much further than you know. Richelle E. Goodrich

The only way to change the world is to quit thinking it's a job for Superman. Real power lies in your own hands. Richelle E. Goodrich

A thought can prompt. Words can stir. But it takes action to attain a dream. Richelle E. Goodrich

Words never fade away but echo on for eternity. Let your echo ring sweet. Richelle E. Goodrich

Few realize how loud their expressions really are. Be kind with what you wordlessly say. Richelle E. Goodrich

It is a fact that one man can be deliriously happy in the exact situation that causes another man to wither from depression. Richelle E. Goodrich

In someone's darkest hour your simple act of kindness may imitate the sunrise, and to sad eyes you become their only source of light. Richelle E. Goodrich

Even among familiar faces, people often feel invisible and desolate, like an island in cold waters or a shadow apart from the crowd. Be the reason another never feels alone. Richelle E. Goodrich

Sometimes giving up feels like the easiest thing to do. But then the easiest thing has never produced more than a garden full of weeds. Richelle E. Goodrich

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

The further you descend into a pit, the darker things appear. You can't keep digging to find the light. Richelle E. Goodrich

Discouragement, fear, and depression–three villains who lurk in the dark. They slip inside souls with a blindfold and goals to shatter your dreams and extinguish your spark. Their tactics are highly effective. They crush a great many each day. And under their spell it is easy to dwell On fiascoes and failures that end in dismay. The heart and the mind are left heavy. The last speck of will is erased. And nothing stays on when these villains are gonebut a mouthful of bile with the bitterest taste. Alas! You must conquer the scoundrels! Elude, dodge, and keep them at bay! To feel fear slink in, boring under your skin, is a sign that his brothers are well on their way. So reach for your weapons against them! Take hope and hard work in each hand! Strap faith on your hips and a prayer on your lipsand show those debasers how firmly you stand! Discouragement, fear and depression–the truth should be known of these cads. They’re empty and weak; it is your strength they seek. Deny them and life is your wish in the bag. Richelle E. Goodrich

Some parts of life are lived in the shadows where the only sunlight you feel is the light you pray for. Richelle E. Goodrich

Flames burn so long as they are fed. Rivers rage so long as it rains. The sun rises so long as the earth rotates. Prayers are answered so long as they are uttered. Hope exists so long as there is a new day. Miracles never cease so long as there is faith. Love endures so long as kindness rules all actions. Dreams thrive so long as they are pursued. Never give up so long as you live. Richelle E. Goodrich

Win or lose, good or bad, the experience will change you. Richelle E. Goodrich

I believe life is an education meant to teach us the need to be better people.  And I believe this learning often takes place through trial and error which may mean being an awful person at times before clearly seeing and grasping the necessity to improve. If you don't agree with me, just ask Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge.  I think Charles Dickens got it quite right. Richelle E. Goodrich