It's easy to give advice on trials that have caused you to stumble. It's harder to talk about those that have knocked you flat.

When I count my blessings, I find you in every one.

I love you" means I want you to be happy.

Music is happiness with a steady pulse.

Alas, impatience is but another form of unhappiness. It is true, it is true. I have never met a happy impatient person.

Happiness is never in a rush. If you move too fast, you leave it behind.

Laugh and smile for no reason at all. Giggle grins are a magnet for happiness.

Life can seem like a gloomy wait in the thick of black shadows.And still there are those who smile at the darkness, anticipating the beauty of an eventual sunrise.

Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it.

The rarest, truest beauty is visible only to the heart.

The real beauty of a woman is most clearly seen in the smiles of those who interact with her.

Time changes all things

The present moment is the only one that matters, and what you are doing right now is as delightful as anything else.

I could finally quit my job as a bartender and stop dreaming that I might be Superman and know that I was. Then I started thinking about how cool it was.

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.

I just lost my lunch and I didn’t even have any!

What's funny for me is that I made a lot of the music I make with intentions of it being a song you listen to, to chill out.

Love itself is the healing power and the remedy for all pain.

Use your blog to connect. Use it as you. Don’t ‘network’ or ‘promote.’ Just talk.

The right of holding slaves is clearly established in the Holy Scriptures, both by precept and example.

For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day.