Sorenson Quotes & Sayings

Spring is the sound of birds chirping, the taste of cherry juice, the feel of grass on bare feet, the sight of pink roses and blue skies, and the feel of dandelion fuzz. Spring, in other words, is a welcome, wondrous sensory overload. — Toni Sorenson

When you are miserable, stressed, doubtful and fearful you are in control. When you are happy, peaceful, confident and faithful God is in control. — Toni Sorenson

Forgiveness is essential to your well being, but the person you forgive doesn't need to be present in your life because the act really, is between only you and God. — Toni Sorenson

Breaking up is like unsticking your fingers after you've Superglued them. Love's the glue and no matter how slow and carefully you separate, you're going to lose a little bit of yourself in the process. You're also going to retain a little DNA from the one you lost. — Toni Sorenson

I believe that we are all born for greatness yet most of us mire in the mediocrity of life. We become complacent or worse, discouraged and stagnate. We damn ourselves by not progressing. — Toni Sorenson

Two spectrums generate our thoughts ... one comes from fear and the other from love. Every emotion in between starts at one of those two places. — Toni Sorenson

Don't let the brownies bite. — Brandon Mull

Women who don't like the rules change the rules. — Toni Sorenson

Success goes to the ones who do. Get up. Show up. Throw up if you have to. Do it afraid, but do it no matter. — Toni Sorenson

If you mean it, say it. If you say it, mean it. — Toni Sorenson

When you see the sun rise tomorrow morning, if your heart does not increase its beat, if your eyes do not widen, perhaps your sense of wonder is growing dull. It's this sense, above all others, that brings life to life. If your sense of wonder has dulled, brighten it by being present, being grateful, being part of the miracle. — Toni Sorenson

I will never be a loser. Never. Because I will never stop trying to be better. — Toni Sorenson

All truly toxic thoughts are expelled while moving. Gotta move to stay alive. — Toni Sorenson

A woman sees a problem and sets about solving it, not analyzing it. — Toni Sorenson

To improve quality of life, to evolve into a better version of ourselves, to pause in recognition of blessings with only our name on the tag, to dance in graitutde, to embrance with abandon, to give without receiving, to seek the face of God ... all this and more is why we exisit. — Toni Sorenson

You do not need permission to be you. Just be your authentic, brilliant, one-soul-only self. You are a marvel. Act like it! — Toni Sorenson

I'm afraid of never getting out of this life unless it's in a coffin — Jessica Sorenson

We are all children of a God who knows us, loves us, and is there for us, especially in our sorrow and suffering. To be separated from Him is to be lost. — Toni Sorenson

God gave me my talent and I was afraid of facing him one day if I didn't use it.
— Jack Sorenson

The journey to the center of your soul doesn't start in your heart. It begins in your brain, and taking it makes you among the bravest of the brave for it's a place only the rare dare venture. — Toni Sorenson

If you think you are unworthy to pray, that thought is not coming from Jesus Christ. More than anything, He wants us to approach Heavenly Father, to have our prayers heard and answered. — Toni Sorenson

The greatest gift that God has given you next to your very life is the right to choose - your agency. He will guide you, inspire you, but He will never manipulate or coerce you. — Toni Sorenson

What makes you feel most alive? That is the thing you should be doing over and over again and again. — Toni Sorenson

Sleep on it until your thoughts are rational and your tongue is capable of speaking only kindness and truth. — Toni Sorenson

The most destructive thing we can possibly do in life is to make another person doubt his worth and identity as a child of God. The very most productive thing we can do is to help ourselves and others realize that as children of God, our worth is infinite. — Toni Sorenson

Success demands a price that only a few are willing to pay ... blood, flesh, time, money, pride, heartbreak and energy. Anyone who has ever succeeded has the battle scars to prove the sacrifices they've made. — Toni Sorenson

Understanding your own anatomy and how it functions is crucial to changing your thinking and changing your life. — Toni Sorenson

Dreams are blueprints and what good are blueprints until a carpenter goes to work? Dream big, and bold and brazen, but then get off your butt and do the work to realize your own dreams. — Toni Sorenson

LOVE is FORGIVENESS in perpetual motion. — Toni Sorenson

How many of us even know what our default state of being is? Check yours at random times; reset it to positive, grateful, disciplined or faithful. Don't ever let it idle on negative, greedy, lax or doubtful. — Toni Sorenson

Scrub your brain of any thoughts that don't serve you, and to fill your mind with fresh, clean thinking that instills confidence, commitment, and ultimate success. — Toni Sorenson

Friends hurt friends. They don't mean to, but it happens. So friendship is made of forgiveness as much as it is love. — Toni Sorenson

Smart thinking is to know what you think and why you think it. — Toni Sorenson

Those who resist positive change will find themselves deformed, but those who embrace it will find themselves transformed. — Toni Sorenson

You don't remember the gifts you are given; you remember the giver and how their love made you feel. — Toni Sorenson

Exercise feels best after it is finished. — Toni Sorenson

After about half an hour, Mr. Sorenson turns onto a narrow unpaved road. Dirt rises around us as we drive, coating the windshield and side windows. We pass more fields and then a copse of birch tree skeletons, cross through a dilapidated covered bridge over a murky stream still sheeted with ice, turn down a bumpy dirt road bordered by pine trees. Mr. Sorenson is holding a card with what looks like directions on it. He slows the truck, pulls to a stop, looks back toward the bridge. Then he peers out the grimy windshield at the trees ahead. "No goldarn signs," he mutters. He puts his foot on the pedal and inches forward. Out — Christina Baker Kline

The world teaches us to be self-sufficient, self-reliant, self-motivating. But anytime we put self before Savior, we're in trouble — Toni Sorenson

Exercise is life in motion. MOVE to LIVE! — Toni Sorenson

Strive to understand someone before you jump to judgment about them. — Toni Sorenson

You are a creature meant to be free. Almost always, the person hardest to tell the truth to ... is you. Once you can be honest with yourself, you'll find the strength and desire to be honest with others. It's the most freeing feeling imaginable. Go find a mirror and face yourself and your darkest truths. You have the light within you to chase away the dark demons that hold you down and push you back into the black corners of your past. You deserve better. You are a child of light and light hidden behind dark clouds, does nothing to brighten the world. — Toni Sorenson

Nothing on this earth will empower you or change you more than knowing without doubt that God loves you. — Toni Sorenson

The origin of the word fail means to stop functioning. So as long as you haven't stopped, you haven't failed. — Toni Sorenson

Christmas has a dark side. It's painful for those of us who lost loved ones during the holidays. What puts it back into sparkling perspective is knowing that Christ was born so that we might all be reunited again. That's the real sparkle in Christmas. — Toni Sorenson

Knowing ourselves is knowing our worth in the eyes of God. That's why the number one thought we cannot fail to think and believe is that He loves us. Always. No matter what. — Toni Sorenson

If you're truly friends, then you don't just offer a little whisp of your love. You unzip your chest, reach in and pull your heart out and says, "It's all yours - please keep it beating. — Toni Sorenson

New thinking doesn't mean shuffling your old thoughts around; it means getting rid of the old and implementing the new. That way your, "I can't" become "I can!" and "I did! — Toni Sorenson

If you could see into a woman's heart you'd be shocked at the cracks and chasms of self-doubt, fear, and pain it holds. It's a wreck and yet it manages to love like it's never been broken. — Toni Sorenson

Meaning is often found embedded in the silent moments of our lives when we can hear and see what matters most, the things audible and visible only to the spirit. — Toni Sorenson

When you're rearranging the furniture to make way for the decorations and the tree, make sure you rearrange your heart to make room for the Savior of Mankind. — Toni Sorenson

Don't even try to count all the colors of spring. God's pallet keeps generating new hues. — Toni Sorenson

Taking care of your body is insurance for your soul. — Toni Sorenson

Fitness is never really about what you lose; it's about all that you gain. — Toni Sorenson

Spring is the only time you can feel suddenly clean while you're getting muddy dirty. — Toni Sorenson

I believe that we exist to fully participate in the creation of our own lives. — Toni Sorenson

Make taking care of yourself your top priority every single day, day after day and you will see that all the other people and chores fall into proper place. — Toni Sorenson

Being meek does not make you weak. You're not someone who sways with changing circumstances. You don't allow yourself to be used. You're not passive or spineless. Your faith is in the Almighty, so you know that you are mighty. — Toni Sorenson

So what if you're scared spitless? So what if you're intimidated, insecure or inundated with doubt? If it's the thing that will advance you, do it anyway. Forward movement always begins with an inward decision. — Toni Sorenson

That last page turned is a perfect excuse to write a whole new book. — Toni Sorenson

Sometimes the kick in the pants we need must come from our own foot! — Toni Sorenson

How we feel is not who we are. We might feel like failures, but as long as we are still trying, we are not failures. We are works in progress. — Toni Sorenson

Health and happiness are interconnected. — Toni Sorenson

Anxiety is nothing more than prolonged fear. It comes with prolonged chemical release that does incalculable damage to your neurons over time. — Toni Sorenson

Let them see you cry. Let them see you sweat. Let them see you bleed. Those three drops make you human. Never fear to show your humanity. It's the bravest act of all. — Toni Sorenson

What makes you different is the exact thing that makes you irreplaceable. — Toni Sorenson

Tears do not signal your weakness. Tears testify that you are alive. — Toni Sorenson

Never be afraid to share your story. No one can tell it like you can. — Toni Sorenson

When your resources are focused on what has been you cannot create all that can still be. — Toni Sorenson

Christ's Atonement provides more than an opportunity to live a happy life later; it promises and provides for a remarkable life now. — Toni Sorenson

Rock bottom demands we pay a price for the ride back to the top. — Toni Sorenson

Your brain processes a thought while your mind creates and cultivates not only your thoughts, but also the knowledge and experiences you gain. — Toni Sorenson

We humans have two things that set us apart and make us able to do what no other form of life can - reason and feel. That's because we have brains and hearts. — Toni Sorenson

Words can be arrows that inflict wounds. They can also be bandages that heal. — Toni Sorenson

We mothers can testify that it is impossible to completely control a child. It's like trying to steer a cat. Toni sorenson — Toni Sorenson

When God holds the Crayons you can expect a masterpiece. — Toni Sorenson

You are not your emotions and they are not who you are, only how you feel at the moment. — Toni Sorenson

At the end of the day have you been kind to a stranger, learned something new, cherished something old, hugged yourself and accomplished something that made you smile? If so, it has been a very good day indeed. — Toni Sorenson

Training is the word we use now. To train means to teach a particular skill over a period of time. Every time you get up, show up, work out, you are training yourself to be better, to live happier and healthier. Don't expect results in a snap. Remember, change takes however long it takes. — Toni Sorenson

I just want a friend who "gets" me and then wants to keep me - flaws and all. — Toni Sorenson

I am impressed by the positive and insightful feedback we have received from Canadians across the country and again this morning in Brampton. The input received during the pre-budget consultation process is invaluable to our Government, as we move forward in keeping Canada's economy strong. That means keeping taxes low while investing in programs and services that are important to Canadians and their families. — Kevin Sorenson

A sure romance killer is to NOT shut the bathroom door. — Toni Sorenson

To step into God's will is a step into a different realm, even though your feet remain on firma terra. — Toni Sorenson

When you understand what you're truly worth, who is going to be able to make you feel worthless? No one. — Toni Sorenson

Create space in your mind for the harsh memories too. Don't ever cower from a teacher. Learn and live higher because you know how to use those dark memories as stepping-stones to think your way to a higher form of living. — Toni Sorenson

The Harper Government is committed to ensuring that seniors have the skills they need to make solid financial choices. Seniors today face an increasingly complex financial marketplace, and it will take the combined efforts of public and private sector organizations to help seniors navigate the many financial choices they face. The start of Financial Literacy Month is an excellent opportunity to thank the Canadian Bankers Association and encourage other private sector organizations to take an active role in providing financial literacy support to Canada's seniors. — Kevin Sorenson

Love is the force that keeps every part of our lives in property alignment. — Toni Sorenson

You can't wear your brain out by overusing it. — Toni Sorenson

They said she could not do it. But she didn't listen so when she did it. And when they stood in awe, she did not hear their applause. The only validation she needed came from the voice inside her head. The voice that had always been there saying, "You got this. — Toni Sorenson

Love is not something we acquire and then have forever. It's not something we can possess. It is something we are - always changing, always growing. — Toni Sorenson

Variety in your diet is health in your life. — Toni Sorenson

Spring is childhood, summer is youth, autumn is maturity, and winter is weariness and waiting. But with spring youth returns, no matter how old we are. — Toni Sorenson

Just because we've made poor or wrong choices in the past, does not limit us from making wise and good choices now. — Toni Sorenson

It was no waste of time. You learned. You grew. You'll do better next time. — Toni Sorenson

The holidays drape us in magic and give us the hope that we can do better than we have done in the past. — Toni Sorenson

We forget that the power of God isn't in a weapon or a leader, but within us. — Toni Sorenson

Life is not a spectator sport; it requires full pads and full participation. — Toni Sorenson

Can you identify the voices inside of your own head? It's imperative that you do so you can understand who is doing your thinking. — Toni Sorenson

Only when you learn to hear a thought and see a thought can you control a thought. — Toni Sorenson

Strength comes from struggle. When you learn to see your struggles as opportunities to become stronger, better, wiser, then your thinking shifts from "I can't do this" to "I must do this. — Toni Sorenson

Jesus was a hiker. The wilderness was His retreat. — Toni Sorenson