"If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.”— Pema Chödrön

Acceptance of what universal nature brings...

"What a tiny part of the boundless abyss of time has been allotted to each of us -- and this soon vanishes in eternity; what a tiny part of the universal substance and the universal soul; how tiny in the whole earth the mere clod on which you creep.  Reflecting on all of this, think nothing important other than active pursuit where your own nature leads and passive acceptance of what universal nature brings." ~ Marcus Aurelius

"Who is it that can make muddy water clear? No one. But left to stand, it will gradually clear of itself." ~ Lao-Tzu Tao Te Ching

“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.” 
~ Henry David Thoreau

Aurora Australis by Alex Cherney, January 2012

"Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end." ~ Scott Adams

Stronger Than Steel

"When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.” ~ Catherine Ponder