Beneath the scarlet sky

I think they were smart. If a bomb is coming at you, it’s coming out you. 

You can’t go around worrying about it. Just go on doing what you love, and go on enjoying your life. -Mr. Beltramini 

We must give thanks to this day and for everyday, no matter how flawed. Give your gratitude to God and have faith in a better tomorrow. -Father Ray

You know, my young friend, I will be ninety years old next year, and life is still a constant surprise to me. We never know what will happen next, what we will see, and what important person will come into our life, or what important person we will lose. Life is change, constant change, and unless we are lucky enough to find comedy in it, change is nearly always a drama, if not a tragedy. But after everything, and even when the skies turn scarlet and threatening, I still believe that if we are lucky enough to be alive, we must give thanks for the miracle of every moment of every day, no matter how flawed.

How do you find happiness?” Anna paused, then said, “You start by looking right around you for the blessings you have.

The best thing is to grieve for the people you loved and lost, and then welcome and love the new people life puts in front of you

Sometimes happiness comes to us. But usually you have to seek it out.

Nothing in life worth doing is easy. 

By opening our hearts, revealing our scars, we are made human and flawed and whole. 

Do what I sometimes do when I get scared: imagine you’re someone else, someone who’s far braver and smarter.

The distance doesn’t matter. Just think about your next step. 

Doing favors,” Leyers said. “They help wondrously over the course of a lifetime. When you have done men favors, when you look out for others so they can prosper, they owe you. With each favor, you become stronger, more supported. It is a law of nature.” “Yes?” Pino said. “Yes,” Leyers said. “You can never go wrong in this way, because there will be times when you will need a favor, and it will be right there waiting to come to the rescue. This practice has saved me more than once.

But after everything, and even when the skies turn scarlet and threatening, I still believe that if we are lucky enough to be alive, we must give thanks for the miracle of every moment of every day, no matter how flawed. And we must have faith in God, and in the Universe, and in a better tomorrow, even if that faith is not always deserved.” “Pino

how can you survive what life throws at you if you cannot laugh and love.