All of us at some time will have someone to forgive for something they did or failed to do. And all of us at some time will need forgiveness for something we did or failed to do.

Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing.

Doing something for the mere joy of it—for one's self or others—is quite possibly one of the best returns on an investment of time that a person can receive.

When we inhabit our own life—stop doing things based on the approval of others—we offload baggage and trade up to joy!

Joy is inexplicable peace that comes from within.

Be the spark—live light!

Don't allow yourself to be held hostage by the opinion of others.

Self-care is a deliberate choice to gift ourself with people, places, things, events, and opportunities that recharge our personal battery and promote whole health—body, mind, and spirit.

Life is an expression of the choices we make.

Just as we expect others to value our boundaries, it's equally important for us to respect the boundaries of others.

One of the benchmarks of great communicators is their ability to listen not just to what's being said, but to what's not being said as well. They listen between the lines.

Her words dance on the page.

When we eat together, when we set out to do so deliberately, life is better, no matter what your circumstances.

In my head, the sky is blue, the grass is green and cats are orange.

Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law.

For me, it's church and state, not church in state, and I really feel there are some churches in central Ohio crossing that line.

It scored right away with me by being the smooth, fine-grained sort, not the coarse flaky, dry-on-the-outside rubbish full of chunds of gut and gristle to testify to its authenticity.

You can be sad for others but you don't have to take on their pain.

No displeasure, even of the dearest friends, can put me off the duty I see clearly in front of me.

You're staring," Lana said. "Yes. I am. I'm a teenage boy. Beautiful girls in wet underwear have a tendency to cause staring in teenage boys.

Woman, no less than man, can qualify herself for the more onerous occupations of life.