He scares everyone. That’s why you want to keep him as an ally, and not make him an enemy.

Love grows and wanes, but honor, duty, and commitment, those things are constant and stable. They define who you are.

Giddy is a grin and giggles and that glint of goofiness in your gaze.

I love words. I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail. I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum. I cherish expressions that pierce my emotions and force the tears to spill...

Life requires more doing than dreaming of doing to make a dream reality.

The most irresistible beauty is the radiant glow from a kind and gentle heart.

Oh. How very clever.”The comparison had left her both impressed and flattered.

It’s amusing to me that we refer to people who live in their heads as detached, disturbed, or mad, when reality for anyone is actually a matter of the individual’s state of mind. The mad...

Four-letter words have always offended me. I cringe at hearing them. Can’t, don’t, and won’t are the worst.

Some build their castles ‘mid thunderbolts and fireworks. My worlds take shape in silence.

One of the most critical decisions made in life is choosing with whom to spend your time. For it is those close relationships that gradually mold our character until we become a reflection of the...

Since when is failure more appealing? Never give up.

The only ship you can truly steer in this ocean is the one you’re sailing. Quit trying to alter the winds; harness them.

Service is a smile. It is an acknowledging wave, a reaching handshake, a friendly wink, and a warm hug. It’s these simple acts that matter most, because the greatest service to a human soul has...

If people were kinder, the world might cease weeping.

No matter how many lies you use to disguise it or how many excuses you bury it beneath, the truth will never cease to be true.

It’s one thing to give out excellent advice, but quite another to personally swallow it.

True greatness demands humility; the journey draws it from your struggling soul.

The most common lie uttered without thought, sincerity, resolve, or guilt: I love you.

The truth is that few know the truth.

Your tongue tends to say more about you when it blabs about other people.

Do the small stuff. A consistent little will earn you a lot.

Face it; life’s gonna chew you up and spit you out. If you’re lucky you’ll get stuck to the bottom of someone’s shoe and be carried far, far away from it all.

Life may dawdle along in minutes but don’t be deceived, for it will sprint by in years before you even notice.

Sometimes writers (poets) expect me to think far deeper than I’m willing to dig.

Do I Love You”I stand in the night and stare up at a lone star, wondering what love means. You whisper your desire—do I love you? I dare say yes. But my eyes drift back...

People love super heroes. It’s true we’re impressed by their bravery and fortitude, their supernatural gifts and physical brawn. But the fact is, villains possess these same qualities. So why our admiration for the hero...

In a world plagued with commonplace tragedies, only one thing exists that truly has the power to save lives, and that is love.

Sometimes all you can do is hug a friend tightly and wish that their pain could be transferred by touch to your own emotional hard drive.

No one stands at the beginning of a race and then finds himself at the end having never taken a step forward. And if that were to happen—the sweat and struggle avoided—what stories would he...

You will find there are times you must grasp your life with both hands and forcefully steer it in a new direction and then strain to hold your course until the storms of fear, weakness,...

It is a sweet thing to have a husband love you, but it is a far sweeter thing when his actions convince your heart, and his words persuade your soul.

Never give up.This applies to more than goals and dreams, it is a maxim for basic daily struggles. It shapes one’s life, including the will to continue to live. It supports love and committed relationships;...

A moment of torture feels like an eternity, while an eternity of joy passes in a moment. Perhaps time is naught but an illusion.

Moisture falls from the sky, cleansing the world and sustaining precious life. But it’s the gloom—the cold, dark air—that receives notice. We fail to see the miracle of raindrops through our own tears.

Prayer: The act of falling to your knees in pleading fashion, seeking help from a greater power than all else to have failed you previously.

It is a difficult thing―if not impossible―to forgive oneself for foolish errors, not for trampling a life or goring another with sharp horns, but for being the fool who opened the gate and let the...

What do you mean I have to wait for someone’s approval? I’m someone. I approve. So I give myself permission to move forward with my full support!

Walk with me for a while, my friend—you in my shoes, I in yours—and then let us talk.

Many people believe they have found the key to Heaven’s gate, not realizing that there is no key hole. It is a barrier upon which you must knock. And I believe that it is by...

It’s a phenomenal experience jumping from the devious mind of a sorceress bent on conquering the world to the compassionate musing of a queen capable of healing life with a touch—all in a flicker of...

When thunderstorms roll in, you make a choice to either succumb with tears to the gloomy downpour or smile and look for rainbows.

When you delete impossible from your thinking, you give yourself permission to imagine, to believe, to try, and to accomplish phenomenal things.

Gratitude paints little smiley faces on everything it touches.

Mothers were meant to love us unconditionally, to understand our moments of stupidity, to reprimand us for lame excuses while yet acknowledging our point of view, to weep over our pain and failures as well...

It is to our own detriment that we underestimate the might of small and simple things.

It’s mind-boggling how many different worlds people live in on this one planet.

The reality is that doing good unto others actually does more good for you.

Laughing in my ear is a muse amused by how I paint her whims on paper with silly words.

Gratitude doesn’t change the scenery. It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colors.