God wants you to be in the world, but so different from the world that you will change it. Get cracking.
Interpretation
This quote encourages individuals to embrace their unique qualities to positively impact the world around them.
Mother Angelica's quote underscores the importance of being actively engaged in the world while maintaining distinctiveness that allows for personal influence. It suggests that individuals are called to not only exist within their environments but to stand out in such a way that their actions and beliefs can inspire change in others. The directive to 'get cracking' serves as a motivational push to begin making a difference immediately.
In practice
This quote can be used during a motivational speech to encourage creativity and innovation in a team.
I am not like a pebble on the beach - a grain of sand on the seashore or just one of millions of human beings past, present and future. No, I am a unique human being loved by God as if I were an only child - the only fruit of his creative powers.
I must not permit the evil capabilities of human nature to sour my faith in the tremendous good that is possible despite the frailty of that nature.
The sinner who suddenly realizes God's love for him and then looks at his rejection of that love feels a loss similar to the death of a loved one. A deep void is created in the soul and a loneliness akin to the agony of death.
Our memories are our own, and we cannot blame anything or anyone in the past for any pain dwelling there. If we open the door to them or keep hashing over past incidents in our minds, we have only ourselves to blame.
Man can and does rationalize his sins. He finds reasons for all his weakness, invents excuses that first calm and then deaden his conscience. He blames God, society, education, and environment for his wrong doing.
Love has been defined, analyzed, explained and excused. It has been the cause of wars, feuds, heroism, martyrdom, inordinate passion, and beautiful friendships. It pulls two people of opposite temperaments together into a married state and permits them to live happily. It makes friends understand each other without the necessity of words.
Catch on fire and people will come for miles to see you burn.
Tell your story with your whole heart.
Be certain that you do not die without having done something wonderful for humanity.
If you do not hope, you will not win that which is not hoped for, since it is unattainable and inaccessible.
To have the chance to see your music be elevated and to have almost universally positive response to that music, makes me feel better every day. I feel more confident and inspired, and that's fun.
If you pay close attention to each day, you will discover the magic moment.
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