Peacefully and lovingly accepting who we are today requires honestly looking at our past.

Everything we encounter can have a positive influence in shaping our life when we adopt a lens of Gratitude.

It is imperative for our mental health that we surround ourselves with like minded people.

Respect the past, and prepare for the future by taking action in the present.

I am fortunate to be a resemblance, rather than a replication of who I was yesterday.

Happiness and achieving our dreams is a matter of believing it is possible and having a positive frame of mind.

Our state of mind, our state of being, and our outlook on life is contagious.

The journey of growth, search for the secret has always been within, the simpler we make it, the better it gets.

The people that surround us mirror who we are.

That liberty [is pure] which is to go to all, and not to the few or the rich alone. (to Horatio Gates, 1798)

To me there's no difference between a book of stories and a novel - they're just slightly different shapes.

Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.

Hope. Nothing is more intoxicating.

Just one great idea can change your life dramatically. Look for it. It's there somewhere!

Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.

You have a destination far beyond where you find yourself standing today.

I think now we're seeing the pendulum switch back to this idea where conversations are more important, if not more important than documents.

There are all kinds of different forms of public service, but there's no form of public service that can make more difference for more people than partisan political activity.

Sometimes the silences, the gaps, tell us more than anything else.