When we feel joyful, euphoric, happy, we are more open to life, more capable of seeing things clearly and handling daily tensions.

We will only begin to forgive when we can look upon the wrongdoers as ourselves, neither better nor worse. We need to remember that we coexist as mortals in the world, together, the wronged and the wrongdoer, and that, in our common humanity, the situation could readily be reversed.

Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don't over-analyze your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.

The only lasting trauma is the one we suffer without positive change.

Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love.

It is the foregiver who is freed in foregiving.

You have choice. You can select joy over despair. You can select happiness over tears. You can select action over apathy. You can select growth over stagnation. You can select you. And you can select life. And it's time that people tell you you're not at the mercy of forces greater than yourself. You are, indeed, the greatest force for you.