{"quotes":[{"text":"Christine taught her that the world you inherited didn’t have to be the world you left behind. Nothing was pre-determined. Not even No Man’s Land.","author":"Geonn Cannon","tags":["determination","encouragement-and-attitude","inspirational","past-lives"],"id":18500,"author_id":"Geonn+Cannon"},{"text":"I was looking down the road of 'life gone by' and I realized this road of life is not as long as it looks. Travel with caution and maximize every mile. It can be a beautiful journey.","author":"Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.","tags":["encouragement-and-attitude","inspirational","journey-of-life","motivational"],"id":19576,"author_id":"Bobby+F.+Kimbrough+Jr."},{"text":"Poverty may be a privilege and even a way of life for the monk in the desert,for he has only himself to sustain and none but his god to please, but I consider poverty to be the mark of lack of ability or lack of ambition.I am not deficient in either of these qualities!","author":"Og Mandino","tags":["ambition","dream","encouragement-and-attitude","poverty"],"id":49271,"author_id":"Og+Mandino"},{"text":"Sometimes, life gets overwhelming. You feel pestered, overworked and unappreciated. Your vision becomes blurred and your dreams suddenly feel too far from reach. You feel wasted, even though you know you’ve come a long way. At that point, ALL YOU NEED TO DO is calm down, close your eyes and remember why you started out in the first place. You really just need to look within yourself to find your purpose again.","author":"King Samuel Benson","tags":["encouragement-and-attitude","inspirational-living","motivational"],"id":50650,"author_id":"King+Samuel+Benson"},{"text":"Our stories hold unique inspiration for one another.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["advice-for-daily-living","advice-for-writers","advice","advice-to-beginners","advice-to-daughter","caring-and-loving","caring-for-others","caring-heart-warming","caring-loved-one","caring","daily-life","daily-living","empathy","empowerment","encourage-yourself","encouragement-and-attitude","encouraging-and-empowering-girls","fulfilling-your-destiny","fulfilling-your-potential","giving-love","giving","humanity-advice","inspirational-life","inspirational","inspired-life","inspired","inspired-soul","inspiring-on-life","love-story","loving-kindness","loving-people","potential-for-greatness","potential","purpose-of-life","purpose","sharing-is-caring","sharing-life","sharing-pain","sharing","sharing-the-gospel","sharing-thoughts","sharing-your-gifts","story-of-my-life","storybook","storyteller","travel","uniqueness","wisdom","wise","wise-sayings","wise-words","writing-advice","writing-life","writing-philosophy","writing","your-journey","your-uniqueness"],"id":61312,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"My mentors inspired and encourage to fulfill my highest potential.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["encourage","encourage-yourself","encouragement-and-attitude","encouragement","fulfill","fulfilled-life","fulfilling-life","fulfilling-potential","fulfilling-purpose","fulfilling-your-destiny","higher-life","higher-living","highest-calling","inspire","inspired-life","inspired-mind","inspired","mentor","mentoring","mentors","potential","potential-energy","potential-for-greatness","potential-of-your-own-mind","potentials","purpose","purpose-driven","purpose-driven-life","purpose-of-life","purposeful-living","superhero","supervision","supervisor"],"id":73255,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Dear God, Thank you for waking me up today and for your everlasting love and never ending mercy and for my blessed day ahead.","author":"Germany Kent","tags":["be-encouraged","believe","believers-in-god","change","change-is-coming","change-is-constant","change-is-good","change-is-possible","change","change-your-life","changes","dont-give-up","dont-give-up","dont-quit","encourage-yourself","encouragement-and-attitude","encouragement","encouragements","germany-kent","germany-kent","germany-kent","god","god","god-s-messages","god-s-will","gods-grace","gods-plan","have-a-little-faith","have-faith","have-faith-in-god","have-faith-in-your-future","have-faith-in-your-self","have-faith-in-yourself","hold-on","hold-onto-god","hope-guru","peace-of-mind","peace-of-mind","stay-focused","stay-strong","stay-strong-and-positive","staying-positive","the-hope-guru","truth","truth-of-life","wait-on-god"],"id":80414,"author_id":"Germany+Kent"},{"text":"Don’t do it! Don’t you dare think about giving up! EVERYTHING has a process. Work with the process, not against it. Move forward with purpose and never stop believing. You can do this! You know you can.","author":"Stephanie Lahart","tags":["career","determination","dont-give-up","education","encouragement-and-attitude","encouragement","faith-in-yourself","goals-in-life","greatness","inspirational","journey","keep-going","motivational","move-forward","opportunities-in-life","optimism","perserverance","progress","self","stephanie-lahart","you","yourself"],"id":81030,"author_id":"Stephanie+Lahart"},{"text":"A joyful life,reaching out to people from all walks of life.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["encourage-literature-and-culture","encouragement-and-attitude","encouragement","encouragment","inspirational","inspired","inspired","inspired-soul","joy","joy-of-life","joyful","joyful-living","joyful-living-living","joyful-living","joyful-living","joyful","joyful","joyful-thankful","joyfulness","life-philosophy","life","people","people-person","people","people-relations","walk","walks","walks-of-life","wonder","wonderful-dream","wonderful-heat","wonderful-life","wonderful-soul","wonderful-things"],"id":84260,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Whatever's got you down is causing a great deal of stress. Pick yourself up and reflect on the positive things about your life. You'd be surprised at how one slingshot of optimism can overturn the deep dark thoughts affecting your mood and making you vulnerable.","author":"Bianca McCormick-Johnson","tags":["encouragement","encouragement-and-attitude","faith","faith","motivation","motivational","motivational","optimism","optimism"],"id":84806,"author_id":"Bianca+McCormick-Johnson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":52,"pages":6,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}