Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.

I performed wound care or minor surgery, I would always apologize for any pain I was causing the animal and they would lick my hand and not bite me out of anger due to the pain. They are also far more forgiving than people are of human beings and other animals.

Love is giving with no expectations...Love cures, heals, and rewards two people: the lover and the beloved.

You may have heard about living today, tomorrow, or "tonow." Tonow, children tell us, is a gift, which is why we call it "the present." Children understand that tonow is the place to live. The present is really the only moment we have. Sure, bad things can happen in the tonow. But when bad things happen to children, they show us the way again, because they know how to be in touch with their feelings and needs.

We destroy ourselves when we stop feeling. If you bury your feelings within you, you become a graveyard.

What if Jesus was the only normal person who ever lived?

The fundamental problem most patients have is an inability to love themselves, having been unloved by others during some crucial part of their lives.