Difficult times always create opportunities for you to experience more love in your life.

no job is a good job if it isn't good for you.

When I look for happiness, I lose it. When I stop looking, and surrender to where I am, I find it.

All relationships are your mirrors and all people are your teachers.

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.

It is inherent in human consciousness to improve. So there is nothing unique about a people searching for and creating ways to make their life better - all civilizations throughout history have done this. What is unique about us in America is the accelerated rate at which we continually search for novelty and progress.

That experience showed me that I-from moment to moment-am the only person in control of my connection to God. It's not that God is deciding to connect with me, depending on whether I had a good day, or did good or bad deeds. It's all up to me. God, the awareness of God, the love of God, the blessings of God-that lively ecstasy-is always there. It's me who separates from God by judging, by indulging in negativity, by criticizing myself, as well as others.