"Be miserable.  Or motivate yourself.  Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice." 

- Wayne Dyer

“The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.” ~Unknown

The Peaceful Path  

"Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace." - Buddha

"You haven't lived if you've never made a birthday cake for somebody!"

“In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.” 

- Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love:  One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

"Help Instead of Judging; They May Be Blinded by Pain"

"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life, that word is 'love.' "

- Sophocles 406 B.C.

“I detach myself from preconceived outcomes and trust that all is well. Being myself allows the wholeness of my unique magnificience to draw me in those directions most beneficial to me and to all others. This is really the only thing I have to do. And within that framework, everything that is truly mine comes into my life effortlessly, in the most magical and unexpected ways imaginable, demonstrating every day the power and love of who I truly am.” 

― Anita Moorjani, Dying to Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing

“The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the fullest. Do what matters, now.” 

- Leo Babauta

"When you forgive, you in no way change the past, but you sure do change the future."

- Bernard Meltzer

“Don’t settle for anybody, just so you can have somebody.” 

- Unknown

"Listen,' he said. 'It's important. We are all. Free. To do. Whatever. We want. To do.' "

 - Richard Bach, Illusions

Learning

"There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts.”  - Richard Bach, Illusions

“If you’re still looking for that one person who will change your life, take a look in the mirror.” 

- Roman Price

"It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings."

- Dale Carnegie

“No is a full sentence.” – Unknown

"No amount of makeup can mask an ugly heart."

- Kevin Aucoin

“The gladdest moment in human life, me thinks, is a departure into unknown lands.” 

- Sir Richard Burton

"The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive."

- John Green

"Those at peace with themselves are at peace with others." 

- Jimmy P. movie

"If you let go a little you will have a little peace."  If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace."

- Ajahn Chah

"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself.  Aloud."

- Coco Chanel

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."

-  Anatole France

"I regret doing that workout."

- NO ONE EVER

"Remember, you create your own world!"

"Lashing Out is Losing Control . . .
Calmness Is Strength and Power"

"If It’s Hard to Say Goodbye, Your Life’s Been Truly Blessed!"