Quotes by Jan Denise

“I cried, and cried some more. I told God that I was weary of trying. And, God told me to quit trying. It doesnt sound like a revelation, but it feels like a revelation. Because I got it on a deeper level. Im going to quit trying. When I forget, Im going to remind myself. Im going to do what I want to do; and Im going to quit trying to do the rest. Its not the doing thats exhausting; its the trying. The doing is exhilarating!”

“Ive been making a list of the things they dont teach you at school. They dont teach you how to love somebody. They dont teach you how to be famous. They dont teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. They dont teach you how to walk away from someone you dont love any longer. They dont teach you how to know whats going on in someone elses mind. They dont teach you what to say to someone whos dying. They dont teach you anything worth knowing.”

“I want to come from love. And I want to do it all the time. I cant expect it to always look the same, though. I remember a friend saying that God loved his daughter enough to say no — something he had a hard time with. Sometimes love says, “No, this doesnt work for me.” Sometimes love walks away ... because staying would conflict with loving and being true to who we are. And, staying would make it very difficult to come from love.”

“I am learning to trust my instincts, rather than struggle too hard with reason ... because reason can get buried in misinformation, or too much information; and it can lack the miracle of love.”

“I am sometimes disappointed, but I love my life ... and I must believe that the disappointments contribute something to what I love.”

“I am here again, in a familiar place feeling something Ive felt before, wondering why its still here, why I didnt deal with it more fully before. But Im glad I have a second chance at it ... and I know that if I need a third chance, Ill get it. I also know that if it comes up again, Ill recognize it sooner and deal with it more readily. This is growth. And, I am happy to be alive.”

“Walking away from something means believing for something more. And if I want something more, I must believe its out there (or in here). Would God give me a desire that he could not fill? Or am I to suppose another source?”

“It is not only my right and my privilege to walk in the abundance God has for me, it is my responsibility...just as it is my responsibility to live the rest of my truth.”

“Its easy for me to have a relationship with God. I know I can trust him ... to be there, to do the right thing, to love me. And, its easy for me to have a relationship with me. I know I can trust me — not to be perfect, but to keep growing in that direction. And when I find somebody else I can trust, I have a strong foundation for a loving relationship.”

“Ive been getting rid of some clutter — anything that doesnt serve a positive purpose in my life — and making room for things that feel happy to me. Because I get to make my life whatever I want it to be. I get to make the room feel however I want it to feel. I get to make the closet as full or as spacious as I want it. And, if I have more clutter to get rid of after Christmas, Im not going to wait a year, or two or three to do it.”

“Abundance doesnt follow giving until giving becomes its own reward.”

“I love words ... so I can be a sucker for eloquence. Sometimes I assume that there is substance behind the words. Sometimes I am right. And, sometimes I am wrong.”

“If were not careful, we can get caught up in talking about what we dont know ...instead of acting on what we do know.”

“Sometimes less is more. Our quest for more, then, keeps us from it.”

“Lifes not about staying on your feet. Its about getting up when you fall. Thank God!”

I need not present my actions, my words, myself for somebody elses approval. And basing my decisions on somebody elses approval or making my own approval contingent on somebody elses only postpones what I really want.