{"quotes":[{"text":"I tried to hold fire once...See from a distance it mesmerized me captivated me for hours at a timeThe more it danced with the wind, I felt my body sway to its rhythm I tried to hold fire onceIt's glow drew me in closerAnd although I know full well the damage that fire can do...Staring directly at it, I know it's beauty tooIt's warmth was now on my face and I couldn't imagine being in any other placeI reached out with my bare hands \u0026 it danced even moreAnd suddenly I felt it's heat deep within my coreRising like a volcano ready to eruptBut somehow balanced \u0026 purposefulI tried to hold fire once until I realized that fire held me Passionately and I was it's guiding force. If you look close enough, you'll see it dancing in my eyes, feel it in my touch, even hear it in my voice...But don't ever forget that fire consumes and cannot be contained so I must master my energetic output to control the flames.","author":"Sanjo Jendayi","tags":["encouraging","energy","fire","flames","heat","life","love","sanjo-jendayi","touch"],"id":1623,"author_id":"Sanjo+Jendayi"},{"text":"Just becauseyou feel lostdoesn't meanthat you are.Sometimes youjust have to relax,breathe deep,and trust the pathyou're on.","author":"Lalah Delia","tags":["best-decision","brand","break-up","creativity","dead-end","depression","direction","drama","encouragement","encouraging","family","focus","friendship","goals","high-frequency","inspirational","journey","lalah-delia","letting-go","letting-go","life","life-lessons","life-philosophy","love","love","low-frequency","motivational","moving-forward","moving-on-and-letting-go","negative-energy","negative-influence","negative-people","overcomer","path","path","positive-mindset","positive-people","positive-thinking","positivity","purpose","relationship","relationships","soul-mate","soul-mates","spiritualality","toxic-people","vibrate-higher","vibrate-higher-daily","victory","vision","walk-away","winning","won"],"id":1668,"author_id":"Lalah+Delia"},{"text":"In the darkest times of your life, your praise to God should be the loudest. Let the enemy know you’re not afraid of the dark.","author":"Stormie Omartian","tags":["christian","christianity","encouragement","encouraging","inspirational","jesus","motivation","powerful","prayer","spirituality","uplifting"],"id":10663,"author_id":"Stormie+Omartian"},{"text":"If I can draw the slightest smile across a single face obliterated by pain, in that act I will have begun to understand the power of an ordinary human being to perform the seemingly impossible in the life of another human being. And how can that experience do anything less than drive me to try and make the world smile.","author":"Craig D. Lounsbrough","tags":["alter","altering","change","changing","depressed","depression","encourage","encouraging","forlorn","happiness","happy","human","human-being","impossible","joy","joyful","lift","possible","raise","sad","sadness","smile","smiling","transform","transformation","uplift","world"],"id":12608,"author_id":"Craig+D.+Lounsbrough"},{"text":"With diligence, discipline and determination you can fulfill the dream.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["determination","dream","education","encouraging","enthusiasm-motivation","inspired-soul","inspiring","life","perseverance","personal-development","self-discipline","self-improvement","success","successful-living","you-can"],"id":18482,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"As an entrepreneur you own your business, you expand your brand, you increase your impact, you live with no excuses, and you enjoy your intentional growth daily.","author":"Farshad Asl","tags":["business","empowerment","encouraging","entrepreneurship"],"id":18672,"author_id":"Farshad+Asl"},{"text":"Revive your inner spirit! Break free from all things weighing you down, grab hold of your strong rope and lift yourself out of hopelessness!","author":"Amaka Imani Nkosazana","tags":["encouraging","faith","happiness","honesty","hope","hopeful","inspiration","inspire","joy","kindness","life","life-changing","living","love","loving","revive","truthfulness"],"id":19297,"author_id":"Amaka+Imani+Nkosazana"},{"text":"Life is about discovering your passion and creating a fire to burn inside of you. Let your passion drive you!","author":"Chris Burkmenn","tags":["believe","burn","create-your-life","discover","drive","encouragement","encouraging","faith","fire","god","inspirational","inspiring","life","live","passion"],"id":20934,"author_id":"Chris+Burkmenn"},{"text":"You see, God didn't create us to merely survive. He created us to thrive! We were made for abundant life.","author":"Dana Arcuri","tags":["abundant","abundant-life","abundant-living","christian-living","devotional","encouragement","encouraging","faith","faith-in-god","faithfulness","harvest-of-hope","hope","hopeful","inspirational","inspiring","inspiring","life-and-living","motivational","survive","thrive"],"id":24663,"author_id":"Dana+Arcuri"},{"text":"Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.","author":"Neil deGrasse Tyson","tags":["congratulations","encourage","encouraging","succeed","success"],"id":28745,"author_id":"Neil+deGrasse+Tyson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":102,"pages":11,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}