Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King, Jr. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi Forgiveness is the final form of love.Reinhold Niebuhr As a teenager, I worked a job, went to school, so ... Read More

You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination. Ralph Marston Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have befor... Read More

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Saint Francis de Sales Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be a... Read More

To dream the impossible dreamTo fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow And to run where the brave dare not go To right the unrightable wrong And to love pure and chaste from afar To try when your arms are too weary To reach the unreachable star This is my quest To follow that star No matter how hopeless No ma... Read More

Calmness is the cradle of power.  Josiah Gilbert Holland The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. Alice Walker If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. Vincent Van Gogh A current is running through our h... Read More

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. Joseph Campbel Positive anything is better than negative nothing.Elbert Hubbard Your destiny is to fulfill those things upon which you focus most intently. So choose to keep your focus on that which is truly magnificent, beautiful, uplifting and joyful. You... Read More

  I'd gladly walk across the desertWith no shoes upon my feetTo share with you the last biteOf bread I had to eatI would swim out to save youIn your sea of broken dreams When all your hopes are sinkin' Let me show you what love means[Chorus]Love can build a bridgeBetween your heart and mineLove can build a bridgeDon't you thi... Read More

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.Saint Francis de Sales Listen to the inner light; it will guide you. Listen to inner peace; it will feed you. Listen to inner love; it will transform you, it will divinise you, it w... Read More

When I was 5 years old, my assignment in school was to write an essay on what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wrote “Happy”.  The teacher said that I didn’t understand the assignment. I told her that she didn’t understand life. “  John Lennon If we don’t feel happy with what we have now, why would we think we would be happy ... Read More

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-erthe than you!Dr. Seuss I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.Groucho Marx Today was go... Read More

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.Carl Jung Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit ... Read More

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.Marcus Aurelius Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day&... Read More

'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine. Bruce Lee’ Let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations.  Ryunosuke Satoro Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations.  Ralph Mar... Read More

  The kids screaming, phone ringing Dog barking at the mailman bringingThat stack of bills – overdue Good morning baby, how are you? Got a half hour, quick shower Take a drink of milk but the milk's gone sour My funny face makes you laugh Twist the top on and I put it back There goes the washing ... Read More

life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other? George Eliot Father Sol, the Sun rising high in the East this morning sent rays of color throughout the ... Read More