It is difficult to remember, to trust that the light will return. It is difficult to know, beyond doubt, that whatever befalls me, I am on my path. Thus, I...
We have been given the greatest responsibility of all - to realize and live our true greatness. Denial brings you terrors untold. Accept and embrace all that...
Grudges or feelings of guilt... are the things that keep us from loving deeply or having close friends. They... create barriers, build walls, and leave us...
Every joy is gain And gain is gain, however small. a.. Robert Browning, Paracelsus, as quoted in Days of Joy and Sorrow What was I thinking?: If we want to...
The character of our relationships ranges from the heights of enlightenment to the depths of destruction, and most of us have been privy to both at some point...
Within the great volumes of religious and philosophical writings of this world are to be found principles of morality and justice which lay the foundations...
"Boundless enthusiasm"... it is derived from the Greek root entheos, which means inspired by god. Hmmm, boundless inspiration by god! When's the last time you...
In the end, education, like happiness, is individual, and must come to us from life and from ourselves. There is no way; each pilgrim must make his own path. ...
That I can reveal my true self and still be loved, that I can speak my true thoughts to my friend and still be respected, amidst the controversy of opinion;...
Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses. a.. Maggie Kuhn,...
Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it...
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay the most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promises only; pain we obey. a.. Marcel Proust, as quoted in Feeling...
Having the perspective of the soul, seeing the intention of the actor... helps me avoid being victimized or suffering needlessly because of their act. In other...
You do not live your life in the mass; you live it in the fragments and from these the mass emerges. You can will to live each fragment nobly if you choose,...
Learn to listen. Really listen... Not jumping in with your own stories, not worrying about your own problems, and not offering solutions. Listening and...
I have the providence of choice in what I wish to bring into my life and the lives of others - I am the master of my resolution, and living consciously obliges...
Love makes choices based on the greater good, the higher self, while fear simply motivates us by threatening loss, promoting alienation and separateness... The...
In a society like ours, where self-interest, rudeness and insensitivity increasingly govern relationships, simple kindness can seem an awful lot like mercy -...
Faith is priceless when you need it. If you believe that everything happens for a reason it is easier to look for anything good in a negative situation and...
Real life is, to most men, a perpetual compromise between the ideal and the possible. a.. Bertrand Russell, Paid In Full: Appetizers What was I thinking?: What...
Surprise Your Life: Waken your five senses, practice harmless and minor outrages and seek a larger freedom in your life. a.. Susan L. Colantuono, Days of Joy...
Each individual is given sufficient strength for the day. Each task is sent to teach something, and altogether they form a lesson that is difficult for one...
There's no need for turning back, 'Cause all roads lead to where we stand And I believe we've walked them all No matter what we may have planned. a.. Don...
We forge gradually our greatest instrument for understanding the world - introspection. We discover that humanity may resemble us very considerably - that the...
It is a matter of depending upon the whisperings of Spirit, the paradigm of experience, and the boldness of having made a decision and owning the consequences...
Nature is God's prose, and Humanity is His poetry. a.. Michael Rawls, Spring Forward: Out There What was I thinking?: Arrrgh! I have Spring Fever! I want to...
Form is the outline; substance is what fills it in... we fill in the outline of our life by showing up for life and participating to the best of our ability. ...
It can feel natural to put our life on hold. That is when we get caught up in unhealthy beliefs: that a person can make me happy. I need that particular person...
Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in...
I shouldn't have saved all my gratitude for what she added to my life for that one single day each year, but I should have shown my gratitude daily. I miss her...
