{"quotes":[{"text":"The key to liberation resides within our very own hands and heart.","author":"Julie R. Schelling","tags":["belief","belief","empowering","empowerment","faith","faith","faithfulness","insightful","insights","inspirational","personal-development","personal-growth","spirituality","spritual"],"id":14761,"author_id":"Julie+R.+Schelling"},{"text":"I listen to the sound of India's voices for the last time . Laughter ripples like water . A prayer is a single note held long . There is so much life here . And too much death.I feel a soft brezze caress my face and I look up. An orange ribbon is floating through the air . In India , it's easy to see the wind .","author":"Cathy Ostlere","tags":["breeze","india","spritual","wind"],"id":90535,"author_id":"Cathy+Ostlere"},{"text":"You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world? First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.","author":"Ramakrishna","tags":["action","activism","god","hinduism","spritual"],"id":94323,"author_id":"Ramakrishna"},{"text":"The symbol of the Lotus flower gives a precious teaching that can inspire us to deal with life in the best possible way. Its roots take nourishment from muddy waters and yet bloom in full delicacy and beauty on the surface. Similarly, to have a positive mindset is a beautiful quality; nonetheless to be transformational it needs to be rooted firmly in reality to then blossom with the value which can be created from the muddy problem(s).","author":"Dorotea Brandin","tags":["business","communication","dialogue","spritual","work"],"id":94633,"author_id":"Dorotea+Brandin"},{"text":"Thinking is good for your mind, but too much thinking leads to distraction.","author":"Ehabib","tags":["humor","identity","inspirational","intelligence","mind","peace-of-mind","perception","spritual","thinking"],"id":104451,"author_id":"Ehabib"},{"text":"You see, women have been essential to every great move of God. Yes, Moses led the Isaelites out of Egypt, but only after his mother risked her life to save him! Closer to our time, Clara Barton was instrumental in starting the Red Cross. Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin put fire into people's heart to end slavery in the United States. Rosa Parks kicked the Civil Rights movement into gear with her quiet act of courage. Eunice Kennedy Shriver created the Special Olympics. Mother Teresa inspired the world by bringing love to countless thought unlovable. And millions of other women quietly change the world every day by bringing the love of God to those around them.","author":"Stasi Eldredge","tags":["christian","religion","spritual","women"],"id":153276,"author_id":"Stasi+Eldredge"},{"text":"It's never too late to get down on your knees and pray.","author":"Delano Johnson","tags":["god","god-s-love","pray","prayer","spritual"],"id":158400,"author_id":"Delano+Johnson"},{"text":"There’s an infant part in our souls which longs for the lullaby truths of life every night for a tranquil slumber.","author":"Munia Khan","tags":["cradle song","every","infancy","infant","lullaby","night","part","sleep","sleeping","slumber","soul","soul","souls","spiritual","spiritual","spiritual-wisdom","spritual","tranquil","truth","truth-of-life","truth","wisdom"],"id":175857,"author_id":"Munia+Khan"},{"text":"Can I aske forgiveness for someone else, someone whose already dead?Yes, you can. Of course you can. And you can give charity in their name and you can recite the Qur'an for their sake. All these things will reach them, your prayers will ease the hardship and loneliness of their grave or it will reach them in bright, beautiful gifts. Gifts to unwrap and enjoy and they will know that this gift is from you.","author":"Leila Aboulela","tags":["afterlife","death","islam","spritual"],"id":210825,"author_id":"Leila+Aboulela"},{"text":"Tightness takes more energy than the letting go.","author":"Beth Johnson","tags":["energy","happiness","meditation","releasing","soul","spritual"],"id":261350,"author_id":"Beth+Johnson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":16,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}