Encouragement peace and a challenge

You know, I am going to share a lot of inspirational quotes with you.  There is a lesson for all of us, and encouragement, peace and a challenge.  

"If you're not doing something with your life, then it doesn't matter how long you live. If you're doing something with your life, then it doesn't matter how short your life may be. A life is not measured by years lived, but by its usefulness. If you are giving, loving, serving, helping, encouraging, and adding value to others, then you're living a life that counts."

~ John C. Maxwell

"Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning."

~ Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)

"All of life's experiences are teachers in some sense, challenging us to grow and evolve. Although the persecutor certainly provokes a reaction, the challenger elicits a response by encouraging the creator to acquire new knowledge, skill, or insight."

~ David Emerald

"The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical."

~ Julius Winfield Erving II

"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively, unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

~ Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)