- “When I pass-away (as each of us must) release a balloon into the sky with ashes attached, to celebrate my graduation… My graduation from this life to the next.” ― Raymond D. Longoria Jr.
- “How mysterious it is thatI was betrayed by seeingthrough the eyes andonly my blind heartshowed me the right path- the interior life” ― Jyoti Patel, ANAMIKA: BEYOND WORDS
- “Mistakes remind me that I’m still human. Pain reminds me that I’m still alive. Trying reminds me that there’s still hope.” ― Raymond D. Longoria Jr.
- “Compassion removes the walls of mistrust and builds bridges of hope, trust and beliefs.” ― Amit Ray, Walking the Path of Compassion
- “Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go.” ― Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass
- “Don’t blame others. it won’t make you a better person.” ― Lolly Daskal , The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness
- “Like a tiger trapped in a cage that has no bars, so I am held captive by my imagined scars.” ― Raymond D. Longoria Jr.
- A man who doesn’t trust himself can never really trust anyone else. Cardinal De Retz
- “Jesus said: “JUDGE not, that you may not be judged. For with the same judgment that you judge, you will be judged, and with the same measure with which you measure, it will be measured to you.”-Matthew 7:1-2Paul said: “…it is of little importance that I am judged by you or by any one else: because I do not judge myself.”-1 Corinthians 4:3Judgments are the source of ALL suffering. The totality of this life is a gift from God, which means the totality of this life is GOOD. When the whole is GOOD ALL other perceived states must be false. It is not possible for one to judge “outside” without inevitably turning that same judgment inward.” ― Raymond D. Longoria Jr.
- “Focus on how far you have come in liferather than looking at the accomplishments of others.” ― Lolly Daskal, The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness
- “The true Christian can nurture a trustful optimism, because he is certain of not walking alone. In sending us Jesus, the eternal Son made man, God has drawn near to each of us. In Christ he has become our travelling companion.” ― Pope John Paul II
- “The Moon has no light of its own, ANY light you see coming from the Moon is simply a reflection of the higher power shining on it, which is the Sun. If there were no Sun, the Moon would exist in utter darkness. I must be as the Moon, always realizing that without my Higher Power, I would have no light to reflect, I would know only darkness.” ― Raymond D. Longoria Jr.
- “If you are not EXCITED enough at your present life its mean your future is not EXITING. Excitement will give you ENTHUSIASM and enthusiasm will give you a positive energetic LIFE STYLE which could give you a successful exiting life…” ― Rashedur Ryan Rahman
- “Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can grow only when you can think and grow out of that zone.” ― Rashedur Ryan Rahman
- “If someone doesn’t care to accept you, respect you, believe in you, don’t hesitate to move on and let them go. There are many who love and appreciate you just the way you are.” ― Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Sweet Destiny
- You must trust and believe in people, or life becomes impossible. Anton Chekhov
- “Hope and fear conspire with each other to keep you running here and there whole life. Trust your inner lamp which shows you what you should be doing in the present. It will get you out of suffering very soon.” ― Shunya
- “Presenting a humble façade gains trust; flattery appeals to ego; combine the two to gain an ego-based trust within someone, and you will find in your hands a judgement clouding tool second only to love.” ― A.J. Darkholme, Rise of the Morningstar
- “Of course the cat will growl and spit at the operator and bite him if she can. But the real question is whether he is a vet or a vivisector.” ― C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
- “just throw away all thoughts ofimaginary things,and stand firm in that which you are.” ― Kabir
- “Not trusting him and him not being trustworthy are two different things.” ― Jacqueline Simon Gunn, Before the Footprints Fade
- “If Spiritual perfection was easy everyone would do it. The beauty of this life is that wherever you are is where you’re supposed to be. As you live this experience making your best choices according to the light you’ve been given, it is accounted as righteousness. You are where you are and I am where I am, and I feel certain that each of us is doing the very best we can with the light we’ve been given. There is a huge difference between believing something and knowing it. Failing at a belief is quite normal, and failing in a knowing is not possible. We are here to make mistakes. Guilt, regret, shame, etc… Slow our Spiritual growth. The only thing that is real is God’s ways, and they are beyond our scope of understanding, so all we can do is our best, and God will never ask more.” ― Raymond D. Longoria Jr.
- “I will not lie to you and that only leaves the truth to share, I will always give you the truth even if it is not what you really want to hear. And if you will not accept the truth, then I must remain silent. Most of my life, I was not willing and the Lord remained silent.” ― Raymond D. Longoria Jr.
- I don’t trust people who don’t love themselves and tell me, ‘I love you’. There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt. Maya Angelou
- The only statistics you can trust are those you falsified yourself. Winston Churchill
- “It’s very lonely and sad feeling when you are the Big Box in a relationship. You can fit them but they can’t fit you. You can understand them but they can’t understand you.The ideal relationship is when one box is just slightly bigger than the other so that they fit like a glove fits in a hand. Then there is no room for insecurities and misunderstandings. Such a match doesn’t come ready-made. Both sides have to surrender to each other to fit into each other.” ― Shunya
- “I speak of the power of trying, because I have fallen and struggled to stand. I speak of generosity because I battle selfishness. I speak of joy because I have known sorrow. I speak of faith because I almost lost mine, and know what it is to be broken, in need of redemption. I speak of Thanks because I am grateful for the totality of this Life… not just the easy parts.” ― Raymond D. Longoria Jr.
- “When an artist leans heavily on form, there’s a possibility they don’t trust or understand the material. Sometimes layers can elevate a work, but some things are better served if they are merely allowed to exist.” ― J. Andrew Schrecker
- “Wait for me.”If his voice was just a bit hoarse, she didn’t seem to take note of it. She looked at him as though he had reached over and slapped her. “You don’t trust me? After all that talk of taking me for my word—”“This isn’t about trust.”“That is precisely what this is about.” Her fingers fisted in her skirts. “Because I’ve trusted you.”It hurt him to hear it. He didn’t know what else to do. He had no contacts left. He was walking around now like a blind man. He didn’t need the added weight of her safety on his conscience. Caine’s eyes fell away again. “Maybe you shouldn’t.”That earned him a flustered: “You told me to!” ― V.S. Carnes
- The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust. Abraham Lincoln