Within. Quotes

Regard mistakes as teachers, not judges!

In the shadow of my hurt, forgiveness feel like a decision to reward my enemy. But in the shadow of the cross, forgiveness is merely a gift from one undeserving soul to another.

The true start-up of a business is what happens before you start-up.

To make a change, you must be: willing to commit, willing to change, willing to have an open mind, and willing to take action!

Maybe you're one of those people who writes poems, but rarely reads them. Let me put this as delicately as I can: If you don't read, your writing is going to suck.

But he'd learned long ago that a life lived without risks pretty much wasn't worth living. Life rewarded courage, even when that first step was taken neck-deep in fear.

Your own thoughts can be your worst enemy!

Realize that "I Can't" usually means "I won't"!

Maintain an attitude of anticipating success!

Life, is energy. It is the energy that makes your heart beat and makes you breathe, that causes the cells of your body to automatically grow and reproduce the moment you are conceived!

Maintain a forgiving attitude!

Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.

Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.

If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you.

Have an open mind! Have an empty cup!

Learn a little patience. You never know what might be around the corner.

Maintain a receptive attitude!

I think talent is like a water table under the earth—you tap it with your effort and it comes through you.

...home lies in the things you carry with you everywhere and not the ones that tie you down.

poems are small moments of enlightenment

What you take from the earth, you must give back. That's nature's way.

Let go of self-condemnation and guilt!

Writing is the act of discovery.

Will doesn't have to be struggle!

I find my data first in myself, not first in the poets. For if I did not find it in myself, I would not be able to find it in the poets.

No more the victory of spirit over matter and definitely not the victory of matter over spirit – the next stage is not one overcoming the other, but a merge.

It is not the outer objects that entangle us. It is the inner clinging that entangles us." - Tilopa

In the midst of winter, I find within me the invisible summer...

I don't care about faces, personalities or clothes . . . I only care about the soul.

Though sometimes conflicted and seemingly restricted - grace be [the] wings of clarity.

Spiritualism exits only for individuals. Reason is born when two men interact

Photographing a culture in the here and now often means photographing the intersection of the present with the past.

Your feelings and emotions are your strongest indicator if your life is moving in a purposeful direction or not, so listen closely to how you feel

Humanity has determined it is supreme in the kingdom of animals, yet [the] beasts live a less tragic existence...and many of their tragedies are a consequence of so-called human brilliance.

Sustained negative flashbacks can stir a heart attack.

Club Hate' does not admit fine people to it's membership.

Promoting what you don't like, invites more of it to your doorstep. Beat the right drum. ~T.F. Hodge

A coward's gun is emptied when fear pulls the trigger, and hate is the ammunition of choice.

Hate hates what it mirrors or envies.

Subject to the law(s) of nature, hate is born to die

It's not enough, and so limiting, to teach the simplistic value of a designer's material wear. Give children the gift of values that will last far beyond [a] fad's temporal popularity.

She murdered for her truth, and they had died for theirs.

Sometimes moments in life are so perfect you want to freeze frame them

A human who learns, and practices the art of love as does divinity, is no longer human.

The equilibrium of power between God and Human is getting so close

When you're way too real, fake people be like: "You're a trip. I want somebody with real game (lies).

When the word is heard consult the source, and beware the messenger.

Lies make for pathetic allies.

When it occurs without having to voice it - vibin' on the same page, flowin' on the same wave, soakin' up the same light rays.

Sometimes just the affirmation that a situation sucks can turn a mood around and inspire strength and optimism.