Solvency feels better than anything you can spend money on.

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.

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

The people most reluctant to use weapons are the ones who can best be trusted with them.

Science and technology were the only keys to opening the door to the future, and people approached science with the faith and sincerity of elementary school students.

People choose the paths that grant them the greatest rewards for the least amount of effort.

The more we feel sorry for ourselves, the less sorry others will feel for us. People don't waste their small store of sympathy on those who can provide it so richly for themselves.

Things don't change, but by and by our wishes change.

Great morning prayer is like marinating in the Holy Spirit.

And death? I don't fear death. I dread the absence of it.

Only by our positive thinking, by our bringing the positive qualities of others to the fore, will this world be able to make progress.

Frankly, I'm fed up with politicians in Washington lecturing the rest of us about family values. Our families have values. But our government doesn't.