Ron Baratono Quotes

None of us are perfect, so a true friend will never look for defects in you as a person, it won't even cross their mind. Your happiness will be their main concern.

There has to be a time when we stop dreaming of things we'd like to accomplish and start going after these dreams. It's the fear of failure that stops you. The truth is we all need failure to understand there's nothing that's just given to us. When you get to the place you want to be you'll appreciate the failures along the way.

One of the most beautiful feelings in life is pure love without a second thought.

Each day is a blessing, and I awake wondering what wonderful thing, no matter how big or small, will happen to me today.

It feels good not to think about anything that wears on me. We all need that kind of of room in our lives.

The frustration of not knowing which way to turn in life is similar to a traffic jam. You're stuck! Don't you feel relief when the cars start rolling? Look at life this way, pick a path and see where it leads. Bring God's grace with you so you're not alone. You'll find the frustration has been lifted and your search has begun. It's all in Jesus name. Amen.

In our quest for happiness many times we evade the truth and remain unhappy. The truth lies within our hearts, regarding faith, family and inner peace. To love yourself is the largest truth you'll ever have. It's there where happiness begins.

For all the things we do in our lives and the people that surround us, its family and those few loyal friends that God has blessed us with.

Our children will value our advice based on the example we've set, and the perseverance we've shown.

There's calm in each and every day, we just need to practice reaching out for it.

I'm surrounding by beautiful sounds, my son singing in his room and a gentle rain. There are so many simple pleasures God gives us we just have to listen for them.

The most important influence is all our lives are love. If we're never taught to love, then showing and accepting love becomes difficult.

Never work for a person's approval. It's that person that's not worth the effort. Either they appreciate you or they don't. Let them go off into their own world. Set yourself free and walk away proudly into your own.

Happy New Year

May this year allow you to start fresh with a new way of thinking, as the silent current in your mind begins and ends your days. May you feel your faith in your heart, and may Jesus Christ always led your steps down the path of sunshine, and happiness. Amen.

It's not ever easy telling a person what they don't want to hear. Because we love them! There will be times; we have to do things in life that will break our own heart.

Sometimes in life we must slowly distant ourselves from people and places we feel unconformable. Don't feel bad feel freedom.

Sometimes we don't need an apology right away. We're better off letting that person feel their own shame before we give them any relief from their actions.

Life can be hard at times. People can be hard on each other. Being hard on yourself is completely unnecessary.

When we look and feel happy, it's beautiful and more attractive than anything we could possibly imagine.

Despite your best efforts you won't make everyone happy. Most the time, despite these efforts, it will be the jealous one who displays their dissatisfaction.

Sometimes a goal in life we are striving for may seem dim or unreachable. Direction has suddenly changed so fast we're left with aimless thoughts and confusion. Don't be troubled! You've proved to yourself you have the drive. Your new direction will come with patience. Each of us need time to rest our heart and mind before we reach the next mountain.

The enabler will love the addict into darkness. The addict becomes a shadow of the person they once were. The enablers love is blind and selfish. Blind, because they cannot see the selfishness, when they cradle their own emotions over the addict's recovery. It will always be tough love, support and lots of praying to keep an addict clean. The underlined reason for the substance abuse can only be found when the addict is thinking clearly.

We all have a different answer to what defines our happiness and fulfillment, but for all of us it begins with inner peace. Without inner peace, happiness and fulfillment is hard to reach.

Sometimes things happen in our lives that wake us up to the truth, about how short life is. It's then we wonder why we spent so much wasted time looking too far into the future.

Discrimination weakens the soul and the strength of a nation.

If you desire romance then give some it's equally heartwarming. There's many ways to satisfy one's heart, and feel special.

There's a calm in my mind in the morning. A peacefulness that feels nice. A two mile walk and prayer, then watering the garden is relaxing. I don't know if we all feel this way, but throughout the day our minds are filled with interaction, most of it unimportant to our natural well being. In the last few years I've tried to be a calmer person in my mind, and found it much easier with my love for Jesus Christ. Rolling with God's grace. Happy day my friends. Blessings.

Dear God, let me find calm in every situation. Let me look at others with pity instead of anger. Let me pray they make it through life's fog they've created for themselves and find you. In Jesus's name, amen.

Just because a child doesn't have both parents raising him or her, doesn't mean that child becomes half the person they were meant to be. One wonderful parent can love enough for two, and love will always be the biggest influence in a child's life.

When we first wake up every morning, there's a calm in our minds. The challenge is to keep it there all day.

You never know when someone will come into your life and change things, for good or bad, let them in. They don't have to always stay but, human interaction is the pinnacle of life's lessons.

It's always the people who strive to find, and tell you about one of your imperfections, that want to feel one step above you. The truth is their ten steps below you with nothing better to say.

Our journey without judgment can begin today.

If we're constantly trying to do the right things and spend much of our time helping others, then we're having a conversation with God and we don't even realize it.

People are never going to act exactly like we want them to. So if we stop expecting things from others, we'll find peace in our hearts that will last a lifetime.

It's nice to begin each day with an open mind but a wonderful fulfillment will come with an open heart.

The greatest compliment in the world is your adult children telling you they had a wonderful childhood.

Don't feel undeserving for the success you've worked for. Don't sabotage your own progress in fear that you can't live up to how awesome you really are. Wear your blessing proudly and pass your goodness on to everyone you meet. It will be the open hearted and the joyful minds that recognize your loving spirit and dedication.

Goodness follows goodness, all in God's time.

Listen to a conversation of judgment. How easy it is, and how wonderful these two people feel, with each word, their life feels just a little bit better. How sad they walk away with no conscience instead joy.

People will stop trying to prove their something special when they finally realized their already unique in God's creation.

Sometimes we have to push people aside, distance ourselves from others to remain happy. There are people that will try to place you in the darkness they live in, so there not alone. Their objectives so simple, as transparent as the life they live. You'll walk pass them without a care, smiling when it's time to leave.

The plan God has doesn't just involve us as individuals, but also the people who share part of our lives. Jesus was never alone; there were always people around him. He had friends, followers, and people He could depend on. Never be afraid, someone wants to listen in your time of need. Reaching our hands out, especially when we're hurting has the power to heal our hearts.

We tend not to look at the bigger picture of our lives and instead dwell on the small things that irritate us. When we focus on the bigger picture, those small things fade away.

A son or daughter can tell their parents, they love them, all the time, and it's wonderful to hear. That expression of love and appreciation is warm in a parent's heart. If a son or daughter wants to completely capture their parent's heart, make them proud. Live every single day with integrity, honor and kindness. Your actions will always take precedence over your words.

You don't have to look as close as listen. A person will tell you their true self in a matter of time.

Dear God,
Please relieve me of this battle that plays out in my mind. Each day a new scenario of fights, either with myself or people I'm scared will betray me. I know, life isn't always easy, but every day I fight this battle within myself, and remain unhappy. I'm tired of being sad dear God, and tired of being unhappy because, I can't get past my inner thoughts. Please show me the way dear God. Please clear my mind and allow me to carry true happiness, in Jesus name. Amen.

We all have our times of anger. It's when we hang onto that anger it becomes a poison to our heart and mind.

Dear God, I'm afraid of the things that I don't understand. I'm even afraid of you, God. Please open my heart to your love. Show me how to understand and how to live with you each day. I don't want to look weak, God, but the truth is I am weak because I don't know you at all. Please come into my heart and allow me to push aside my pride and accept you totally into my life. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus's name, I pray, amen.

The reason a lot of people can't find happiness is because they don't look for it. They allow themselves to be stuck in the same situations. Sometimes happiness comes with the courage to break free.

It will be the positive people who feel the divine order in their lives.

Constant thoughts of money, possession, and control are a personal prison. Thoughts of God, family, and happiness are freedom.

God brings wonderful people into our lives. He also takes people out to protect us from harm. When we roll with God's grace, we feel his wisdom.

When you wake up in the morning and your first thoughts are heartache others are suffering, your genuine concern brings you sorrow. You've reach the point of clarity in life. There's salvation knowing Jesus has his hands on your heart.

It doesn't cost anything to be a good person, but yet there are toxic people around us that will try to tax our lives.

Regrets are a terrible thing to live with but, if we take a good look at them, some are not regrets at all, they're situations that taught us a valuable lesson. Don't be so hard on yourself it's not a perfect world.

Right on the other side of our fears resides hope and happiness. We get stuck in our lives afraid to walk over there when it's a much kinder place.

When we keep private matters to our self, then we never have to worry about unwanted voices discussing these matters when we're not listening.

Faith in God is a promise that we're never alone, that there's a higher power that will look over us in times of despair. If people would just grasp this, even as an idea, they'll soon find that it's not just an idea, but the truth to a more meaningful life.

There will always be a part of your life that's not quite in order. This is the growth part, the area where lessons come from. Embrace this! Learn from it, and then move on.

A poisoned heart comes from listening to a person insulting you any way they can, and believing them.

It only takes one sentence to change someone's life. Make it count.

I've stopped letting somebody else's mood adjust my day. No matter how much I care for this person, I will create a distance that's well deserved. My days belong to me.

Dear God, I ask that today and every day that follows you wash any anger from my heart. I desperately want to look at the world differently. Please help me understand that this anger is hurting me more than anyone else. Teach me to find love in every situation and then to find peace in my heart for the rest of my life. In Jesus's name, amen.

The truly important people in our lives are always in our future.

I think the greatest sound in the world is hearing one of your children singing when they think no one is listening.

The appreciation of your success will only come with your perseverance.

Each day we hold things in our heart, sometimes these things are heavy. Carrying God's grace with us each and every day lightens life's load.

Demonstrating verbal kindness looks better on everyone know matter what the situation. There's a peace in the heart of the kind person who handles everything with love.

Dear God,
I asked that you clear my mind of any negative thoughts so my heart can run free; so I may look at the world with a clearer understanding of your beautiful creation. Cleanse my heart dear God so I may always look through the wonder light you shine upon us. In Jesus name Amen.

I think we all keep irritating situations in our head to long, until we finally realize it's taking up valuable space.

How we think is so important. There has to be a time when we stop just dealing with life and think about enjoying it.

When the end comes for us in life we will all be remembered by how much we loved.

Dear God,
Never has the entire world lived with so much uncertainty, and fear. We asked that you cleanse our planet dear God of this awful virus. We ask our leaders see, with your blessing, that working together, and being dedicated to each other peacefully, for the common good is the only way to set us on the path of global healing, physically and emotionally. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

There are days we all live with defensive thoughts in our mind. Without losing these thoughts we can't totally be ourselves, and enjoy life's freedom of the heart.

People spend way too much time with hatred, jealousy, and drama when kindness is so easy. Grab a hold of the good things in life; they'll take you to places you've never been.

Dear God:
I surrender myself to you. All that I am right now and all I'll ever be I leave in your hands. I understand my life will not be perfect, there's things I must learn along the way. I'm asking for you to continue to remind me that you are the one in control. It's because I'm not perfect I'll need these reminders. Please allow me to create joy in my life through your loving hands. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

Freedom of the mind is the most important liberty we have. Our belief in God's grace gives us that freedom.

Remain humble and you will be recognized for that. Sometimes being graceful is just as attractive as notoriety, for the goodness you create.

Each stride you take outside your comfort zone, allows you to handle everyday situations with a greater piece of mind.

Why wait for later when there might not be a later? Why wait for next time when there might not be a next time? We all have just today to express our love. If no one ever told you they loved you, then now's the perfect time liberate yourself, break that cycle and express yourself.

Having happy kids is far more important than anything they'll ever accomplish. Without happiness success and contentment is always hard to reach.

Many people seek popularity and want everyone to know their name. It's not important for everyone to know your name, it's important that some of the people you know don't forget your name.

Set yourself free. Forgive that person who did you wrong. Do it for yourself. Living another day with them in your mind is draining, and stifling the wonderful personality you have to offer the people around you.

Staying relevant and speaking in kind tones is by far, the best way to make your point. The moment you lose track, throwing out a negative comment you've lost your way, and get the terrible task of carrying your own negative, regretful baggage around with you. It's senseless to create your own heavy heart.

Worrying about things that haven't happened yet is like riding on the hood of your car - what's the point?