Douglas Pagels Quotes

Many of us have road maps we envision for the course we think our lives should take. It’s important to get headed in the right direction, but don’t get so caught up in the concerns over your destination that you forget to delight in the scenery of each new day. Remember that some of the secret joys of living are not found by rushing from point A to point B, but by inventing some imaginary letters along the way.

In all of our days our lives are always changing, tears come along as well as smiles… May you have rainbows after every storm, may you have hopes to keep you warm. And may you always have an angel by your side.

Your life can be what you want it to be… You’ll make it through whatever comes along. Within you are so many answers. Understand, have courage, be strong.

There aren’t many things as therapeutic as smiles and laughter. Whenever you look at things in a lighter vein, it shows that your heart is in the right place.

Even if you can’t just snap your fingers and make a dream come true, you can travel in the direction of your dream, every single day and you can shorten the distance between the two of you.

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.

Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can.

Delight in the scenery of each day.

You’re an original, an individual, a masterpiece. Celebrate that; don’t let your uniqueness make you shy. Don’t be someone other than the wonder you are. Every star is important to the sky.

Sometimes it’s important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it’s essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow

Sometimes you just have to be patient and brave and strong. If you don’t know how, just make it up as you go along.

Don’t scrutinize people with a microscope; view them from a comfortable distance. And allow some room for compassion in the space the lies between you.