The path to God is rarely a steady climb upward. We climb, we fall back, and we climb higher again.

There is no right way to do a wrong thing.

When facing a dilemma, choose the more morally demanding alternative.

We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather than with one great breakthrough.

God does not cause our misfortunes. Some are caused by bad luck, some are caused by bad people, and some are simply an inevitable consequence of our being human and being mortal. living in a world of inflexible natural laws. The painful things that happen to us are not punishments for our misbehavior, nor are they in any way part of some grand design on God's part. Because the tragedy is not God's will, we need not feel hurt or betrayed by God when tragedy strikes. We can turn to Him for help in overcoming it, precisely because we can tell ourselves that God is as outraged by it as we are.

Forgiveness is a favor we do for ourselves, not a favor we do to the other party.

When I talk to people who feel this emptiness and lack of fulfillment, I recommend they find a source of balance in their lives. I suggest they find a way to "give back" to the world in order to feel a sense of completeness.