The goal is partly the enjoyment; it doesn't come later, but within the very process of the struggle.

The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.

Eyes see only light, ears hear only sound, but a listening heart perceives meaning.

A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace.

Everything is a gift. The degree to which we are awake to this truth is a measure of our gratefullness, and gratefullness is a measure of our aliveness.

We are never more than one grateful thought away from peace of heart.

Gratefulness is the inner gesture of giving meaning to our life by receiving life as gift.

Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise then you will discover the fullness of your life.

If you learn to respond as if it’s the first day in your life and the very last day, then you will have spent this day very well.

Any place is sacred ground, for it can become a place of encounter with the divine Presence.

Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. The opposite of gratefulness is just taking everything for granted.

Marriage is a Sacrifice strictly for Selfless Duos

There's a side to all writers that loves nothing better than a book, a big chair, a window.

It was the first time in years I didn’t wonder if my father was out there, looking at it too.

Who values the past lives sentimentally.Who optimizes the present grabs opportunity.Who balances time creates harmony. Who disturbs harmony leads complexity.Who solves complexity opens continuity.

Faith is one of the forces by which men live the total absence of it means collapse.

I'm definitely someone who likes to fly by the seat of her pants. My mum always prays for the best.

It can be easy to get caught up in craziness or insecurity.

Depression is a prison to which you have the key except you never think to look for it.

I had no choice. Love does funny things to people.

I have to be careful when I'm around sweets.