The secret to making your holiday inspiring is actually quite simple. Be inspiring yourself. As with any change, you must be the change you want to see in others.

What other people think of you is not your business. If you start to make that business your business, you will be offended for the rest of your life.

Only let the moving waters calm down, and the sun and moon will be reflected on the surface of your being.

In detachment lies the wisdom of uncertainty...in the wisdom of uncertainty lies the freedom from our past, from the known, which is the prison of past conditioning. And in our willingness to step into the unknown, the field of all possibilities, we surrender ourselves to the creative mind that orchestrates the dance of the universe.

Today, I behold all the abundance that surrounds me.

Prayer is you speaking to God. Meditation is allowing the spirit to speak to you.

Listen to your body's wisdom, which expresses itself through signals of comfort and discomfort. When choosing a certain behavior, ask your body, "How do you feel about this?" If your body sends a signal of physical or emotional distress, watch out. If your body sends a signal of comfort and eagerness, proceed.