Regina Brett Quotes

Cancer taught me to stop saving things for a special occasion, because every day is special.

Stwórz coś cudownego tam, gdzie jesteś

We are all afraid of making the mistake that will ruin our lives. There's probably no such thing. Even if we made every mistake we feared would ruin us, our lives wouldn't be ruined. They would be changed.

Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

Bądź czyimś bohaterem

To do that means you will get messy, because life is messy. Yes, life is a gift, every day of it, but it isn't tied with a bow.

Life is what happens when you're making other plans. So does your résumé. It takes on a life of its own if you let it. Some people try to map out their paths and plan every step, but in reality, life hands you something better. A dead end is really a detour to a new route you hadn't planned on taking. Every experience enhances your life now or later.

Whenever something happened, I'd freeze like a statue, too afraid of moving the wrong way, too afraid of making the wrong decisions. The problem is, if you stand still too long, that's your decision.

Each morning I would start from scratch: forget all about yesterday, and not even think about tomorrow. I'd try to just live in today.

It takes an act of faith. You have to trust that once you use up the good stuff, more good stuff will appear. The well will fill back up.

I once heard someone say that prayer is more than words. It's a stance you take, a position you claim. You throw your body against the door to keep the demons from advancing and stay put until they go away.

Focus your energy on designing the life you want instead of waiting for someone to show up and hand it to you on a platter. Finish college. Establish a career. Figure out what makes you happy and choose it, everyday.

You'll encounter tragedy and disappointment of this kind again in life. The true measure of any man is how he picks himself up off the ground when he's been knocked down.

He'd be the first to say God never gives us more than we were designed to carry. Some of us were designed for more, some for less. No matter what, even if we are asked to carry a portion of sky, it is beyond bearable. It is a gift.