Dancing in the Storm - Maintaining a Positive Perspective in the Midst of Challenges

On the eve of my wife's brain surgery I needed to share some thoughts to provide a release for my soul.  I hope you find these thoughts as encouraging as I have tonight.

"Life isn't about surviving in the storm, but learning to dance in the rain"

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”

– Henry Ford

“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.”– Thich Nhat Hanh

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”– Robert H Schuller

“Every adversity, every failure and every heartache carries with it the seed of an equivalent or a greater benefit.”– Napoleon Hill

"Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High, will rest in the shadow of the Almighty". Psalm 91:1

"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint".  Isaiah 40:31