I'm not okay, you're not okay, and that's okay.

If we could see that everything, even tragedy, is a gift in diguise, we would then find the best way to nourish the soul.

What is important is to realize that whether we understand fully who we are or what will happen when we die, it's our purpose to grow as human beings, to look within ourselves, to find and build upon that source of peace and understanding and strength that is our individual self. And then to reach out to others with love and acceptance and patient guidance in the hope of what we may become together.

Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.

I didn't fully realize it at the time, but the goal of my life was profoundly molded by this experience - to help produce, in the next generation, more Mother Teresas and less Hitlers.

"...All events are blessings given to us to learn from and therefore we should be grateful for the opportunity to grow and evolve into our best selves."

Everything in this life has a purpose, there are no mistakes, no coincidences.