Too often we elevate the inconsequential into the influential... by reacting without reflecting.

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.

I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time.

Love has no monetary value, but life has no value without love.

I prepare myself well. I know what I can do before I go in. I'm always confident.

Motherhood to me is something that I always wanted, but never quite knew how it was going to happen.

Enlightened beings are rare in the universe. They are the joker in the deck. They are outside the circle.

The one reality science cannot reduce is the only reality we will ever know.

I dont understand, but understanding something isnt a prerequisite to feeling it. We dont have to understand things in order to be affected by them.

The face of totalitarianism turned out to be a mask - obviously - but the face of Capitalism has no face at all.

If Stalin ever told me to urinate, I'm not sure I'd be able to.

Throughout its history, Islam has borrowed and adapted from other civilizations, both ancient and modern.