Now I see that the journey was never meant to lead to some new and improved version of me; that it has always been about coming home to who I already am.

I can only bring peace to my children when I possess it myself.

As I loosen my grip on the past, as I keep taking one small step after another in the direction I want to go, I discover I'm being supported and guided after all, and that as soon as I'm willing to embrace change, something or someone comes along and shows me how. Magic wasn't something I had to go in search of; it was here within me, all the time. When hearts are open, when love is flowing, magic happens.

Reading, reading actively, strengthens the soul.

Meaning and purpose come not from accomplishing great things in the world, but simply from loving those who are right in front of you, doing all you can with what you have, in the time you have, in the place where you are.

Growth and transformation occur not by changing who we are, but as we summon the courage to be who we are.

Magic wasn't something I had to go in search of; it was here, within me, all the time. When hearts are open, when love is flowing, magic happens.