Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"If every day you were to walk past the same individual and ignore him, never smiling or saying hello or returning any kind gesture he extended toward you, would you expect that same individual to readily respond if suddenly you were to implore his helping hand? Then don’t ignore God. Say ‘hello’ now and then."

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"If every day you were to walk past the same individual and ignore him, never smiling or saying hello or returning any kind gesture he extended toward you, would you expect that same individual to readily respond if suddenly you were to implore his helping hand? Then don’t ignore God. Say ‘hello’ now and then."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"If you often feel alone, ignored, or forgotten, think about this: closing the door and locking yourself in won't change anything—literally and figuratively."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"Friends are the real superheroes. They battle our worst enemies—loneliness, grief, anxiety, depression, fear, and doubt—every time they come around."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"It's not wrong to feel sorry for yourself. Just like it's not wrong to stand in a puddle of water while the rain pours down on your head. But neither is productive, unless you enjoy feeling cold and miserable and soggy while mascara runs down your face."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"It is not wrong to feel sorry for yourself. Just like it is not wrong to sit in a puddle of water while the rain pours down on your head. But neither is productive, unless you enjoy feeling cold and miserable and soggy while mascara runs down your face."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"Hope is the fuel within all human souls. Eliminate hope—nothing moves, nothing grows."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"Effective parenting requires being the grown up version of what you want your children to be. Why? Because example is the most compelling superpower."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"Mind what you say, but mind more closely what you do. For though children close their ears to you, their eyes remain wide open."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"Children rarely follow parental advice unless it is acted out repeatedly. It’s called being an example."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"I am but the reflection in your eyes, the effect of your expressions, and the sum of your praise and criticism."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"Validate my existence with your words and I will speak to you all the day long."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"Children harbor a great many doubts and sorrows that could be eased by a loving hug from a parent."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"I may deserve your disappointment as well as a lecture and strict discipline, but what I need is your understanding, your guidance, and your unconditional love."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"Happiness simply forms like a rainbow in the kindest and most grateful hearts."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"The secret to happiness is elusive because it is a paradoxical truth. To gain happiness, you must first cease pursuing it. Things perceived to provide happiness are like shiny, pretty bubbles that lure us this way and that way, chasing after their glossy buoyancy. But once they are handled, they “pop”—empty—vanishing along with the hope that happiness could ever be captured. Happiness cannot be caught or won or purchased or even handled. Happiness simply forms like a rainbow in the kindest and most grateful hearts."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"The most powerful and courageous heroes I know are those who bite their tongues when justification, validation, temptation, or vengeance would have them strike with truthful, hurtful words."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"Courage doesn’t defeat fear or erase fear or adjust to fear. Courage acts, plain and simple, in the midst of fear."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"Mad fearlessness is not courage. The only requirement for courage is a good heart."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"Courage isn’t being a dragon. Neither is it behaving like a dragon. Nor is it taking up arms to fight and defeat dragons. Courage is being a lamb standing with poise among dragons."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"There should ne’er be a time When a duty or dime Doth outshine The importance of family."

Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

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