Forgiveness is a revolving door positioned in your path. You must step through it to move on, but it takes both timing and choice to escape walking circles inside.

Knowing the path to follow doesn’t make it a breeze to step along. If every desire were only a skip, hop, and a jump away, we’d all have arrived.

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

Love is not complicated—just smile, hug, kiss, be kind, and repeat.

Ian was a good man—honest, trustworthy, loyal, and of honorable character. His desire to keep his promise to Angelle and to be a respectable servant of Harrowbeth would always take president over any personal feelings,...

It is human nature to try hardest to accomplish the very thing we are told is impossible. Why? Because innately we know that nothing’s impossible.

Personal problems appear big because we press our nose to the glass to observe them. This only serves to magnify our troubles. The problems of others we tend to view at a reasonable distance from...

They say to never look back.But sometimes I do. It’s gratifying to see how far I’ve come.

There is no such thing as constructive criticism. There is constructive advice, constructive guidance, constructive counsel, encouragement, suggestion, and instruction. Criticism, however, is not constructive but a destructive means of faultfinding that cripples all parties...

Take time to laugh, to talk, to hug, and to cry. These are the human relief valves.

Today You Soar”Like the grand eagle, you spread your wingsAnd put forth the effort to do great things.Looking skyward you dared to challenge the wind,Harnessing power to help you ascend.With an eye on the goal,...

Boasting is one of those rare outfits that never looks good on you but makes you look stunning when modeled by your admirers.

Only a fool believes that his actions don’t shape the world.

Of course I want the moon. And, were you to offer it, I’d propose as a trade the stars in my eyes.

Love is knowing someone so deeply, understanding her so completely, that you can finish her thoughts without hesitation, confident in reading her face, her body, even her slightest gesture means something to you.

Sweat isn’t a bad thing,” he said, leaning his head against the wall thoughtfully. “Some of the best things in life happen while your sweating. Yeah, if you get too much of it and it...

Poetry is the wailing of a broken heart―the etched sorrows of despairing souls. These artful words are an exclamation in rare colors expressed noiselessly on parchment. Poetry is the unheard cry of a budding flower,...

A finger beckons.My choice is to turn away.It is a mistake.

God will win every contest in life, so stop trying to beat Him at his own game.

I won’t lie—I don’t care.And you should quit trying to deceive yourself because I can tell by the way you show no desire to do anything but complain about the issue that you don’t honestly...

The denial of assistance is sometimes the greatest assistance. The trick is recognizing when this is the case.

Though I love you to the core of my being, so thoroughly that every cell comprising me aches to be near you, I must accept that we can never be together. For our existence parallels...

Wanting help, I reached out to serve. Seeking happiness, I smiled and offered comfort. Yearning for love, I showed love. And now I understand. My life was never about me, it was always about you.

Life isn’t a lazy cruise on some endless, calm, and temperate sea. Life is a raging ocean with swells and tidal waves that wreck and sink your boat. Life is a series of storms―overcast skies,...

Kindness is a magical spell—performed by enlightened beings—meant to enchant hearts and lift weary souls that they might fly.

Every brush stroke on the canvas, every dab of color introduced, the fine textures impressed in the paint—this accumulation of many small acts combines to shape a final work of art. And so it is...

Just because a person successfully steers a voyage through hell doesn’t mean he ever wants to sail that route again.

The bulk of life is discovering who you are—and then reconciling that with who you wish you were.

Things always appear clear and simple from behind glass. It is in the thick of tribulations that blurring details arise, complicating my life. You can’t rightly judge me, nor can you assist, from a shielded...

There is no other company in the world I’ve found more pleasurable than my own. For no one else has ever been as accepting of me or as thoroughly entertained by my quirkiness. It is...

Be true to the writer within you; tell the story you’re dying to tell in exactly the way you wish to tell it, and don’t trust anyone who tries to sway you otherwise.

Vengeance, retaliation, retribution, revenge are deceitful brothers; vile, beguiling demons promising justifiable compensation to a pained soul for his losses. Yet in truth they craftily fester away all else of worth remaining.

The blue of daylightfades and chills as the sun sinksbeneath clouds of fire.

There are those who fear the sunset, worried they will never see light again. There are those who ignore the sunrise, squandering dawn, believing they will never run out of daylight. And then there are...

Don’t be fool enough to think you can know a person’s character after a few moments of observation. You can’t. You have no idea where his life began or how his saga has unfolded thus...

Don’t be afraid to try, because you never look back on life and smile at what you could have attempted. Joy only brightens your countenance over those things you did attempt.

Just knowing you’re not alone is often enough to kindle hope amid tragic circumstances.

A Wish on the Sun””I see the world beyond a tiny window that allows a glimpse of Heaven into my life. Those who dwell in that enviable light cannot hear me through the glass that...

The bitterest hardships, the most daunting trials; none of these are burdens if it means being with you.

You were born and with you endless possibilities, very few ever to be realized. It’s okay. Life was never about what you could do, but what you would do. 

It’s not my job to make you happy. It’s your job to learn that only those who quit selfishly seeking their own happiness find it.

Just pick a goal and stick to it―no big complicated secret.

A man once believed he could fly—and he did. Another believed he could walk on the moon—and he did. Why not believe your wildest dreams can come true? Why not see the stars as reachable?

You’re alive?

There are things that make no sense,that seem unreal,that can’t be grasped or understoodor explained,that maybe don’t even exist…And still, somehow, those wonderful things touch and change our lives.Isn’t it strange?

The world is full of opinions. But I am not searching for opinions, I’m searching for truths.

Three carefully stringed words are worth more than a book of gibberish. It’s not the word count but the impact of those words that counts.

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.