People sometimes see an image and without knowing the surrounding patterns draw false conclusions.

Our hearts are being stretched to span the violence and the suffering in our lives and world, and at the same time we are also witness to so much magnificence and brilliance. We are a species that has produced nuclear weapons, and also one that has developed profound insight into the nature of life itself.

If you want to have a nonmiraculous day, I suggest that newspaper and caffeine form the crux of your morning regimen. Listen to the morning news while you're in the shower, read the headlines as you are walking out the door, make sure you're keeping tabs on everything: the wars, the economy, the gossip, the natural disasters. . . But if you want the day ahead to be full of miracles, then spend some time each morning with God.

Forgiveness is the key to inner peace because it is the mental technique by which our thoughts are transformed from fear to love.

Every moment is an invitation to live out of your weakness or to live out of your strength.

Don't be concerned that things appear to be falling apart: this has to happen in order for something new and wonderful to emerge.

The one good thing about failure is that it makes you consider doing things a different way.