173 Quotes by Ron Baratono

Trying to convince our children or something we feel is important, can sometimes be difficult. That’s why when they call us for advice it’s absolutely a wonderful feeling.

The person who tries to place you in the darkness they live in has reached full blown distress. This is the saddest part of their situation. They are about to give up. Instead of reaching for help, they reach for company so they’re not alone.

Isn’t it amazing? We journey through our lives, make mistakes, say the wrong things, and many times live with regret. We’re human we’re going to make mistakes, but the blessings God sends our way, most of them never asked for, they just intervene, giving us the joyful light we need.

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.

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.

Let there always be a bright spot in your heart for the people around you. They might need a bit of sunshine.

If you choose to speak negatively about a person, nothing will change except the way that person now feels about you.

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.

Your most important resume will be the one you show everyone in life. Getting up to an alarm clock, to begin your day, is the first responsible thing to do, but only if you get up with an attitude to do right by yourself and the people around you.