Gratitude is medicine for a heart devastated by tragedy. If you can only be thankful for the blue sky, then do so.

Life has moments that feel as if the sun has blackened to tar and the entire world turned to ice. It feels as if Hades and his vile demons have risen from the depths of...

Happiness doesn’t always come in pink. Learn to appreciate the rainbow.

We grow up opposing our parents only to become like them enough to oppose our children who behave as we once did—a reminder of how dreadful we were toward those now vindicated grandparents. And you...

Rainy, gloomy, drab, sunless day. There are times when hope seems entirely clouded over; when looking for the blessings in your circumstances feels like trying to catch a ray of sunshine from six feet under.

It is a key keeper’s right to bestow a copy of his key on anyone he wishes. But this practice―a phenomenal rite―is hardly ever performed. To receive a copy of the key means to have...

A sincere and warmly expressed apology can produce the same effects as morphine on a suffering soul.

When I reach out, you take my hand. When I smile, you mirror the expression.When I triumph, you glory as if it were your own.When I fail, you point to the light at the end.When I...

For whatever reason, there are people we like and people we don’t like. It’s hard to say why, and often a difficult opinion to change. Luckily, there’s no steadfast rule stating that we must like...

The most difficult challenge an honest man will ever face is having to choose between duty and love.One creates a man of honorable character―a life worth dying for.The other creates a vulnerable soul that madly...

Closing your eyes won’t make the awfulness go away. It may be that nothing will. But dwelling on it, dreading the evil, playing out the misery in your head – doesn’t this feed the monster?...

Happiness is simply a habit of looking on the brighter side of everything.

I squinted at the western sky behind Thaddeus, a blood-red smear melting into blackness. Twisting my neck, I glanced the opposite direction. My teeth clenched at a magnified, round moon nearly as scarlet as the...

It is in the coldest months that hugs linger snug, and they warm the soul the most.

Patience isn’t tested when it is self-imposed and the duration is self-regulated. Patience is hardly tested when the outcome means little to you. However, when circumstances beyond your control force you to wait with baited...

Powerlessness is an excruciating pain; it is torture insurmountable.

Trust in the silent doers. It is far more difficult to put your dreams into action than into flowery words.

Take a step back. Draw in a deep breath. Now ask yourself, ‘So what?’ Then, after answering, ask yourself again, ‘So what?’ And then a third time—’So what?’ Chances are you’ll come to realize that...

You try moving things with nothing but willpower. It’s about as easy as trying to lasso a bull with a licorice whip.”—from “Phantom’s Veil

I write because I love it, not because I excel at it. But because I write, I shall slowly excel at it.

One way or another, I think we are all destined to learn the same lessons in life. Universal truths are universal truths. They cannot be changed. 

From good examples we learn how to be. From bad examples we learn how not to be. An observant and willing student can learn from any circumstance.

Life is the clay from which dreams are molded.

Closed books are like closed eyes—you must open them to see anything.

Truly there are different kinds of pain. But the most agonizing is the pain of regret, for which there is no lasting relief and no remedy.

All truth starts out as a wish; hence, reality is born from fairytale.”from—”My Aquarius

Few realize how loud their expressions really are. Be kind with what you wordlessly say.

When I sit down to write I actually ask myself, ‘Who do you want to be today?’

People are drawn to you because you make them feel happy; I understand that. But wouldn’t it be nice to have people flock to you wishing for your happiness?

I’m going on a diet. (Crud, I know)I am going to be cranky. I am going to be irritable.I am going to be moody and sad and mean. And, yes, I am going to be hungry. Please don’t...

In constant view keeps mightily true an honest resolve to do.

One smile has the power to…Calm fears.Soften stone walls.Warm a cold heart.Invite a new friend.Mimic a loving hug.Beautify the bearer.Lighten heavy loads.Promote good deeds.Brighten a gloomy day.Comfort a grieving spirit.Offer hope to the forlorn.Send a...

Be nice. And if you can’t do that, just don’t be mean.

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.

Rare and precious moments, how I long to live with you eternally! If only your sweetness never ceased to touch my lips, and the flutters you evoke nevermore faded away. I dream of your arm...

I claim the right to be who I want to be. Regardless of my choice, I will find those who agree and those who don’t. I will gain support, and I will confront opposition, but...

While you judge me by my outward appearance I am silently doing the same to you, even though there’s a ninety-percent chance that in both cases our assumptions are wrong.

Because,” said a boy.”Because why?” asked a young girl.”Because I love you.

While silently brooding, I am drawn to the start of a sweet melody that travels to my ear from afar. I smile, reminded that my heart can dance when my feet can’t.

Despair is not for the living but for those unable to rise and continue; they are the only souls with a right to it. It is an end where breath and strength and will have...

You’re not a tree. So move; make something happen.

It may not be fair that people make judgments so quickly, usually within a few seconds of observation, but it’s unrealistic to expect that they won’t. So, if you want to be judged in a...

Someone described a writer’s world as tormented, and I had to laugh. A tormented writer? I personally wouldn’t have put those two words together. Emotions have the power to torment a soul, yes, I agree...

I think one of the biggest reasons people have difficulty believing in God is because they don’t understand Him. You often hear doubting comments like, ‘If there is a God then why this and why...

Statistics, likelihoods, and probabilities mean everything to men, nothing to God.

I’m not saying that I think one man is better than the other. I’m not saying that either is kinder or wiser or more ambitious, more thoughtful, confident, or able. But the fact is that...

Flames burn so long as they are fed. Rivers rage so long as it rains. The sun rises so long as the earth rotates. Prayers are answered so long as they are uttered sincerely. Hope...

Freedom is essential to the pursuit of happiness. Freedom is essential to artistic evolution and expression. Freedom is essential to the expansion of the human mind. Freedom is essential to the development and application of...

The sign of a good leader is easy to recognize, though it is hardly ever seen. For the greatest leaders are those who share as equals in the trials and struggles, the demands and expectations,...

Have you noticed how children never bypass a puddle of water, but jump, splash, and slosh right through it? That’s because they know an important truth: Life was meant to be lived; puddles were meant...