Is there an answer to the question of why bad things happen to good people?...The response would be…to forgive the world for not being perfect, to forgive God for not making a better world, to reach out to the people around us, and to go on living despite it all…no longer asking why something happened, but asking how we will respond, what we intend to do now that it has happened.

In all my years of counselling those near death, I've yet to hear anyone say they wish they had spent more time at the office

I wish i spent more time at the office.

We don't have to be afraid of dying because it's not really death that scares us. We are afraid of not having lived.

Never attribute to malice or other deliberate decision what can be explained by human frailty, imperfection, or ignorance.

Sometimes we are simply "blown away" and in awe by finding ourselves in the presence of God. Other times, however, even when we are participating in acts of kindness-complimenting others, writing a check to charity, donating time to a good cause-we are oblivious to the miracle of what is happening at that moment.

The idea is to find some bit of holiness in everything-food, sex, earning and spending money, having children, conversations with friends. Everything can be seen as a miracle, as part of God's plan. When we can truly see this, we nourish our souls.