We are chained to that which we do not forgive

Sunsets, like childhood, are viewed with wonder not just because they are beautiful but because they are fleeting.

I have Tourettes syndrome.

The most difficult of decisions are often not the ones in which we cannot determine the correct course; rather the ones in which we are certain of the path but fear the journey.

Forgiveness does not require us to close our eyes but rather to truly open them.

So often the pain of our life is no more than a reminder to take our hand off the stove.

There are none so impoverished as those who do not acknowledge the abundance of their lives

such fickle days of love when pain and ecstasy share the same hour

The greatest shackles we bear in thislife are those forged by our own fears

Forgiveness is the key to the heart's shackles.

To choose the path is to choose the destination, but sometimes it seems that the path is under our feet even before we know we're walking.

We still need to give our best to life even if we do not understand the purpose of our existence on earth.

It doesn't matter what others think. This is about YOU. Create a life that you genuinely love with your whole heart and start with yourself.

Sometimes you just need to be selfish to be self-sufficient.

The only fear that builds character, is the fear of God.

I like to comepletly give in to the emotion. If i pretend I´m not sad, if I try smiling through it, and pretend like everything´s fine, it makes it worse. When i give in and let it out, I feel better.

I often meet adults in their 30s, 40s, or 50s who, as soon as they recognize me, suddenly become six years old again.

The medication, the hormones and the relentless frustrations of our lives make us bitchy and you're not allowed to be bitchy in public or people won't like you.

War: A wretched debasement of all the pretenses of civilization.

You don't learn to write by going through a series of preset writing exercises. You learn to write by grappling with a real subject that truly matters to you.

Progress means nothing to presence.