Faith is our direct link to universal wisdom, reminding us that we know more than we have heard or read or studied that we have only to look, listen, and trust the love and wisdom of the Universal Spirit working through us all.

If you want a kinder world, then behave with kindness; if you want a peaceful world, make peace within.

Better never begin; once begun, better finish.

The first step to change,... is accepting your reality right now. Honoring your process. Compassionate self-awareness leads to change; harsh self-criticism only holds the pattern in place, creating a stubborn and defensive Basic Self. Be gentle with yourself as you would with a child. Be gentle but firm. Give yourself the space to grow. But remember that the timing is in god's hands, not yours. page~147

As a peaceful warrior, I would choose when, where and how I would behave. With that commitment, I began to live the life of a warrior.

Embrace the higher truth that everything comes to pass exactly as it should. Find peace and wisdom by accepting what is.

A Zen student asked his roshi the most important element of Zen.The roshi replied, "Attention." "Yes, thank you," the student replied. "But can you tell me the second most important element?"And the roshi replied, "Attention."