Mike

“In this day of the Holy Spirit's power, maturity is eminently needed in the Church. The Spirit is moving upon His people in all the world, and with the Spirit's stirring, there is a manifestation of power. Many are seeking such power, but power is dangerous if it is not directed by mature wisdom.”
― Herman Riffel, Growing in Christian Maturity

“We live life in a big fat rush, pushing aside all the things that truly give our life meaning, like being generous, thankful, or nice. It only takes a moment to smile at someone when saying hello or to write a thank-you note. You'll be happier if you take the time to make other people happy. At the end of your life, it doesn't matter how much you got done in record time. What matters is how much love you gave to others.”
― Debbie Gisonni

“I became friendly with [a] bass player. . . .
He told me about this place called the Berklee College of Music, and said that you didn’t have to audition. . . . They had a summer session you could attend; that was “Come one, come all.” So I went there and it opened a lot of doors for me. First of all, the ear training—to work on your ear and learn to hear things you’d heretofore not been able to ascertain, individual instruments, chords and where they went, and remember melodies better . . . I’d just thought, either you could do it or you couldn’t. That plus learning about chord progressions and music theory, and which chords sound good going into other chords . . . that was really a revelation. . . .

So I started applying that to writing songs.
Which were all terrible. But you do it enough, and you get better at it.”
― Aimee Mann

“Mothers used to instruct their daughters, “This one has potential. If you work with this one, you’ll have a winner on your hands.” Well, that certainly doesn’t happen anymore! Women today want their men to arrive camera-ready! But who said you were perfect? Don’t think about changing or rearranging him. Concentrate on inspiring him and empowering him to rise up and be all that God has ordained him to be. Some women I know have initially passed right by their [future] husbands because he wasn’t perfectly polished. You don’t think all these successful men in the world started off that way, do you? Of course not! They climbed and climbed until they reached their goal. And most likely some woman was right there beside him all the way. Now those women get to reap the rewards. And that reward is so much greater if he’s a man of God.”
― Michelle McKinney Hammond, Secrets of an Irresistible Woman: Smart Rules for Capturing His Heart