Life itself is a privilege, but to live life to the fullest- well, that is a choice.

Of course it does, Jomes answered earnestly. Many of life's treasures remain hidden from us simply because we never search for them. Often we do not ask the proper questions that might lead us to the answer to all our challenges. We are so caught up in fear and regret, that hope seems a foolish endeavor. Proof of hope, however, is not only possible, it is an overlooked law of the universe.

The situations that have been the biggest wins for me have been because I was forced to think differently.

When you put emphasis on compromise rather than on principle, you end up with 2/3 of the principles being implemented.

A grateful perspective brings happiness and abundance into a person's life.

We have to prepare our teenagers and our children for a world away from us. That requires explanations. That requires understanding.

In desperate times, much more than anything else, folks need perspective. For perspective brings calm. Calm leads to clear thinking. Clear thinking yields new ideas. And ideas produce the bloom...of an answer. Keep your head and heart clear. Perspective can just as easily be lost as it can be found.