Quotes & Sayings About Uplifting The Spirit

God is a living Spirit.
The Spirit is life.
Life is divine. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The spirituality of the soul is awakening of spirit. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Encouragement is uplifting to the spirit. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You have the capacity to do the work. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A willing soul will keenly go the length, breadth and depth to fulfill the dream. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't believe the negative criticisms.
You are capable beyond measure — Lailah Gifty Akita

Doctors can heal the body, but it is music that uplifts the spirit. — Mother Teresa

The knowledge that unites love and wisdom, that uplifts the spirit is spirituality. The knowledge which gives you a broad vision and a big heart is spirituality. — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Hasidism has a tradition that one of man's purposes is to assist God in the work of redemption by "hallowing" the things of creation. By a tremendous heave of his spirit, the devout man frees the divine sparks trapped in the mute things of time; he uplifts the forms and moments of creation, bearing them aloft into that rare air and hallowing fire in which all clays must shatter and burst. Keeping the subsoil world under trees in mind, in intelligence, is the least I can do. — Annie Dillard

There is a form of laughter that springs from the heart, heard every day in the merry voice of childhood, the expression of a laughter - loving spirit that defies analysis by the philosopher, which has nothing rigid or mechanical in it, and totally without social significance. Bubbling spontaneously from the heart of child or man. Without egotism and full of feeling, laughter is the music of life. — William Osler

Walking uplifts the spirit. Breathe out the poisons of tension, stress, and worry; breathe in the power of God. Send forth little silent prayers of goodwill toward those you meet. Walk with a sense of being a part of a vast universe. Consider the thousands of miles of earth beneath your feet; think of the limitless expanse of space above your head. Walk in awe, wonder, and humility. Walk at all times of day. In the early morning when the world is just waking up. Late at night under the stars. Along a busy city street at noontime. — Bill Vaughan

Look here we shall die! Bear this in mind always & then the spirit within will wake up. Only then will meanness vanish from you, practicality in work will come, you will get new vigor in mind & body, and those who come in contact with you will also feel that they have really got something uplifting from you. — Swami Vivekananda

Food served is always more than just food served. That is to say, it is more than just fuel for the body. Depending upon who has prepared the food and who has served it and with what spirit, it can uplift the
and around the world, in every culture, food is used to flirt, to be coy, a raise in the employment or to search for employment. It can bring warring factions together. — Maya Angelou

At some point you have to set aside snobbery and what you think is culture and recognize that any random episode of Friends is probably better, more uplifting for the human spirit, than ninety-nine percent of the poetry or drama or fiction or history every published. Think of that. Of course yes, Tolstoy and of course yes Keats and blah blah and yes indeed of course yes. But we're living in an age that has a tremendous richness of invention. And some of the most inventive people get no recognition at all. They get tons of money but not recognition as artists. Which is probably much healthier for them and better for their art. — Nicholson Baker

The greatest love of all is happening to me.. So goes the popular song. It's a great song. It speaks to the heart, and deeply. It strikes powerfully to uplift the human spirit, at the quest for self-love and self-esteem, the pride in being alive that each of us is entitled to experience simply by being born a human being. — Robert J. White

Help the helpless. Help the poor. Help the needy. Help the orphan. Be the joy for they that suffer in latent. They might not have money to repay you. They might not be able to offer an equal returns of service, but, the inner peace which they may get in their spirit for a moment shall be an awesome lifetime blessings to your body and spirit — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

In the strength of God, you can crush any army — Lailah Gifty Akita

May the Lord revive the crushed spirit. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Enjoy the times of plentiful and endure the times of scarcity. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Surround yourself with the kinds of input that are uplifting, that expand your mind and settle your spirit. — Thomas Kinkade

May you find the courage to rise above any circumstance. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A total spiritual direction given to the whole life and the whole nature can alone lift humanity beyond itself ... It is only the full emergence of the soul, the full descent of the native light and power of the Spirit and the consequent replacement or transformation and uplifting of our insufficient mental and vital nature by a spiritual and supramental Supernature that can effect this evolutionary miracle. — Sri Aurobindo

It was after I first began to uplift my thoughts a bit that my cravings for junk food started to dissipate. I did not connect the two at that time. First, I simply noticed that I didn't need to sleep so much. It took a while before I realized that in addition to my improved energy level, there was a direct correlation between chewing on mental garbage and putting garbage in my mouth. — Holly Mosier

The Almighty LORD is our strong deliver. — Lailah Gifty Akita

In the spiritual realms, we can only see the things of the spirit. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The glory of God is upon you.
Arise in great might and chase your dream. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The spirit of God dwells in you. Recognize the great power and might of your divine-self. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't be shaken by the circumstance. — Lailah Gifty Akita

When Spirit comes into your life, It will uplift you and give you an understanding into the problems and the joys of your daily life. It gives direction, and for many people this is the first time that they have found it. — Harold Klemp

Music is soul of the spirit. — Lailah Gifty Akita

My heart faint not. The Lord will strengthen my spirit. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Seeing people catch a feeling in their spirit and sprint the aisles of the church while my cousins played driving, uplifting gospel stuck with me. I let that same feeling wash over me when I experience and perform music. — Lizzo

Truly I have looked in the very heart of darkness and refused to yield to its paralyzing influence, but in spirit I am one of those who walk the morning. — Helen Keller

The storyteller and poet of our time, as in any other time, must be an entertainer of the spirit in the full sense of the word, not just a preacher of social or political ideals. There is no paradise for bored readers and no excuse for tedious literature that does not intrigue the reader, uplift him, give him the joy and the escape that true art always grants. — Isaac Bashevis Singer

The questions you ask consistently will create either enervation or enjoyment, indignation or inspiration, misery or magic. Ask the questions that will uplift your spirit and push you along the path of human excellence — Tony Robbins

The aim of poetry, it appears, is to fill the mind with lofty thoughts
not to give it joy, but to give it a grand and somewhat gaudy sense of virtue. The essay is a weapon against the degenerate tendencies of the age. The novel, properly conceived, is a means of uplifting the spirit; its aim is to inspire, not merely to satisfy the low curiosity of man in man. — H.L. Mencken

The Lord God is my strength. He sustains my spirit. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Daily inspiration is uplifting to the spirit. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Positive thoughts revive the spirit, restore the soul and make the body healthy. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The spirit of God dwells in you. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Love- however doomed, had the capacity to attach bouys to the soul. — Ariana Franklin

As long as you're actively pursuing your dream with a practical plan, you're still achieving, even if it feels as though you're going nowhere fast. Its been my experience that at the very moment I feel like giving up, I'm only one step from a breakthrough. Hang on long enough and circumstances will change, too. Trust in yourself, your dream and spirit. — Sarah Ban Breathnach

The spiritual uplift, the goodwill, cheerfulness and optimism that accompanies every expedition to the outdoors is the peculiar spirit that our people need in times of suspicion and doubt ... No other organized joy has values comparable to the outdoor experience. — Herbert Hoover

As God talked with Arjuna, so will He talk with you. As He lifted up the spirit and consciousness of Arjuna, so will He uplift you. As he granted Arjuna supreme spiritual vision, so will He confer enlightenment on you. — Paramahansa Yogananda

May the Lord give us a new spirit and new heart — Lailah Gifty Akita

The Lord will lead us through the mighty waters. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I have come to accept the feeling of not knowing where I am going. And I have trained myself to love it. Because it is only when we are suspended in mid-air with no landing in sight, that we force our wings to unravel and alas begin our flight. And as we fly, we still may not know where we are going to. But the miracle is in the unfolding of the wings. You may not know where you're going, but you know that so long as you spread your wings, the winds will carry you. — C. JoyBell C.

The more you choose to do things that uplift yourself and others the more your Spirit can shine, can heal you, can lead your life. What can you do today to uplift yourself? To uplift others? — Sonia Choquette

Parents ... rigidly monitor the selection of television programs ... and other forms of entertainment for your family. Foster in your homes a love of knowledge through uplifting literature; wholesome books; selective movies; classical and exemplary popular music; entertainment that uplifts and edifies the spirit and mind. — David B. Haight