Why?” Your strength must come from having faith that someday the answer will come and then it will all make sense.

A sure way to go broke is to spend your outer riches before you have saved enough of your inner ones.

Self-discipline is often disguised as short-term pain, which often leads to long-term gains. The mistake many of us make is the need and want for short-term gains (immediate gratification), which often leads to long-term pain.

Perhaps the greatest neutralizer of sadness rests with two simple words : thank you.

When I feel threatened, vulnerable, or insecure, whether it from simply walking into a room of unknown people, meeting someone for the first time, an unexpected or expected confrontation, or doing something new, I affirm...

Believing in negative thoughts is the single greatest obstruction to success.

Be thankful for the blessings already on their way. And don’t be surprised if one of your blessings is to be the blessing for which someone else is thankful.

Love is not always fireworks and magic. Often we’ll experience it in the form of patience, acceptance, loyalty, and mutual respect.

It is how we nurture the good and deal with the bad that ultimately shapes our destiny.

Being the best is rarely within our reach. Doing our best is always within our reach.

Belief can convert the mundane into the miraculous.

Fear uncovers the impossible, while faith uncovers the possible.

Faith is never blind when others see it in our actions.

Fear and anxiety many times indicates that we are moving in a positive direction, out of the safe confines of our comfort zone, and in the direction of our true purpose.

Sometimes, challenging a person to do their best is the most kind and compassionate thing you can do for them.

Beyond the veil of suffering is a light that shines bright in every one of us. One does not need glasses to see that light, just compassion

I am more impressed by the size of a person’s character than the size of their purse.

As soon as you see the need to change your partner to save the relationship, it is then time to end it.

Don’t underestimate the power of humor and the ability to laugh at yourself to deliver peace and serenity.

Holding on to negative feelings and past circumstances is like placing a lock on your soul.

Music is the universal language, because it is the language of the universe.

When you trust your inner guidance and begin moving in the direction of your dreams (aligned with your individual gifts) you will be cloaked in an armor bestowed upon you by your guardian angel.

I am scared, I am frustrated, I am insecure, I am vulnerable, I am threatened.

Focusing on our individual steps can cure the paralysis and overwhelm, which sometimes occurs when staring into the future.

Action, not philosophy will get you going. Pick yourself up and move forward. That is the only way you can still enjoy life while you are blessed to be living it.

Accept the good, however big or small, with no strings attached.

Gratitude opens the door to faith and faith opens the door to our relationship with God.

Perhaps, you haven’t reached the other side yet, because it’s just too scary.

In the long run, our comfort zone becomes our uncomfortable zone.

The fear of being alone is a great obstacle to attracting the relationship that is right for you.

Never grant someone the power to silence your inner voice.

When your intentions are pure, so too will be your success.

One of the greatest mistakes we make is to idolize the artist rather than the art.

As you see the need to change your partner to save the relationship, it is then time to end it.

Faith often comes from patience and remembering that sometimes patience is taking a deep breath and listening to that little voice on the inside saying, ‘Don’t worry, everything is going to be all right.

Forgiving someone else doesn’t give them a free pass. It gives you a free pass to move on.

Sometimes the further away the target, the less you have to try to get there.

Thoughts frame your portrait, action paints it.

Sometimes, all it takes to lift the sadness from another is to let them know how much you appreciate them and how grateful you are having them in your life.

Sometimes, what’s so right turns out to be wrong. And sometimes what’s so wrong turns out to be right. Did you ever think it may be time to just go with the flow?

The danger of venturing into uncharted waters is not nearly as dangerous as staying on shore, waiting for your boat to come in.

God’s image is more than flesh and bones.

Some of the hardest battles we fight are those against the demons of our past, over which we have no control.

When we tag ourselves with a particular label, we mustn’t be surprised when we attract others looking for our particular item.

Sometimes the smallest push leads to the greatest triumph.

Dreams may seem far, but the steps we take are close. Focus on these steps and watch your dreams magically appear.

A drowning person cannot help someone else who is drowning.

Unsolicited advice is usually more about the needs of the giver than the receiver.

The only regret we should have is allowing regret to hold us back from taking action now.

If you’re having trouble counting your blessings, remember that you are alive to count them.