The quality of your relationships will determine the quality of your life. And this is something worth praying about.

Sometimes we have to inspire and encourage ourselves, through our personal narrative. And we start with what we know.

To be optimistic is NOT a blind sentiment in regard to the reality of life; but a hopeful view for the present moment

Life is like a painting you reflect the image based on your feeling, emotion, character, attitude and how you made it.

If you show them the way, remember to back off at the end so they can convince themselves it was their accomplishment.

On Lee as commander: "He had a cheerful dignity and could praise them (his men) without seeming to court their favor.

Sometimes we forego things not because we do not want them but because we can't afford to raise them at the moment

Sincere compliments cost nothing and can accomplish so much. In ANY relationship, they are the applause that refreshes.

Growth can't be constrained when the journey unfolds naturally and we are open to possibility and unfamiliar paths.

The greatest joys in life are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in our quiet hopes and labors for others.

Just smile, breath, and give thanks (and there is always a reason to), because it beats the hell out of the alternative.

When there is silence, Give your voice. When there is darkness, Shine your light. When there is desperation, Offer hope.

Truth is we are all tragedies waiting to happen; we just have to remember to have the rescue crew nearby when it strikes.

Your nature is not the problem. The problem is that you have become alienated from your nature -- from your power source.

You could have died later on, you could have died after peace had been declared. But, in any case, you were going to die.