One way of celebrating the Solstice is to consider it a sacred time of reflection, release, restoration, and renewal.

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.

Real life isn't always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.

One of the most important milestones we'll all hit along the way is the moment when we finally own our unique point of view and realize how priceless it is.

Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen.

Expect to have hope rekindled. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.

Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.

Life is not made up of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years, but of moments. You must experience each one before you can appreciate it.

Grace is available for each of us every day - our spiritual daily bread - but we've got to remember to ask for it with a grateful heart and not worry about whether there will be enough for tomorrow.

Every time we remember to say "thank you", we experience nothing less than heaven on earth.

Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.

Can you trust me, he said. Not will you. Can you.Can I trust him?What do I have to lose?

This will be Great Mam's last spring. Her last June apples. Her last fresh roasting ears from the garden.

The only unhappiness is a life of boredom.

Like following life through creatures you dissect, You lose it in the moment you detect.

There are very few institutions that give prizes to people who may not have got to be number one, but are possibly better at coaxing the best out of others.

Old age is somewhat like dieting. Every day there is less of us to be observed.

However much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing.

Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.

What I'm trying to do is deliver results, not promises; results, not vision; results, not concepts. The world is cynical about IBM's promises.

I've been able to watch and to weather a lot of different periods in entertainment, politics and life.