Instead of hating, my heart cries mercy! Mercy on me! Mercy on me! Mercy on me!

During the prayers of the day, there was one less “amen”.

This book is written in a barren period of loss with an attempt to move forward towards substance.

Fear manifested itself as a physical presence that seemed to dominate the public sphere. Time almost stopped. Even without confirmation I could sense that something had gone terribly wrong.

Only Jesus can complete.

I do not claim to be a healer: only God is the Healer.

I found that when it hurt, sometimes the most effective response was to feel the pain rather than wish it away or pretend it was not there.

I don’t know what more to say... I did not follow up in the days to come. I did not, I did, I should, I could... Just like that, I let that entire ordeal go.

You are stronger than you know.

One day, I decided to be an island. I took off my clothes and walked into the sea, then floated there, bobbing along with the tide, suspended by my inflatable tube and water wings.

On need of supplement & vitamins- "If you eat a balanced diet you get all the vitamins and minerals you need and you don’t need any supplement and overdosing can actually be more harmful.

The clan is nothing more than a larger family, with its patriarchal chief as the natural head, and the union of several clans by intermarriage and voluntary connection constitutes the tribe.

There's something Zen-like about the way I work - it's like raking gravel in a Zen Buddhist garden.

A real leader spends his time fixing the problem instead of finding who to blame.

In writing one draws in the rest, the forgotten parts.

Even the longest journey must begin where you stand.

If each of us would only sweep our own doorstep, the whole World would be clean.

Motivation describes your attitude when you would rather do one thing more than another at a particular time.