... most of my prayers are expressions of sheer gratitude for the fullness of my contentment.

I'm choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I'm making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises.

This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.

Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.

Do not apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots.

Ruin is a gift. Ruin is the road to transformation.

At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you.

Zen masters say you cannot see your reflection in running water, only in still water.

That’s the thing about a human life-there’s no control group, no way to ever know how any of us would have turned out if any variables had been changed.

Dear Lord, please show me everything I need to understand about forgiveness and surrender

There is a reason they call God a presence - because God is right here, right now. In the present is the only place to find Him, and now is the only time.

I've often observed that women can be the weakest link in women's rights.

If you see my fifteen minutes of fame let me know I've been searching for it for years

I think the Internet is a huge positive.

I like Yorkshire terriers. They're good to wash your car with. They fit right in the bucket.

All men even, I have written, Jesus Christ began as flecks of tissue inside a woman's womb. Every boy must stagger out of the shadow of a mother goddess, whom he never fully escapes.

So I don't worry about, and people shouldn't worry about a draft I think we're in good shape, I really do. And, if not, we'll - I'll address the nation. But I don't see any need to right now.

Justice [Sandra Day] O'Connor also brought balance to our highest court; most recently, as been repeated many times, when she cautioned about how war doesn't give a blank check.

Language from songs and TV shows feel integral because it helps to create the environment and describe the full picture.

The Rust Belt has suffered a lot because of trade deals.

Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage.