Part of forgiving people is releasing them from our own agendas.

You are a child of God, small games do not work in this world. For those around us to feel peace, it is not example to make ourselves small. We were born to express the glory of God that lives in us. It is not in some of us, it is in all of us. While we allow our light to shine, we unconsciously give permission for others to do the same. When we liberate ourselves from our own fears, simply our presence may liberate others.

The reason we don't often confront the larger question of whether or not war is survivable is because of a failure of imagination. We honestly cannot imagine having reached a state in our own evolution in which we do not fight.

If I had to choose between a narrow-minded woman or a man who was an enlightened thinker, I would vote for the man.

The wise person doesn't ask, "What have I achieved?" but rather, "What have I contributed?"

Sometimes a miracle is a change in material conditions, such as physical healing. At other times, it is a psychological or emotional change.

Every time we're about to criticize someone for what we think they did wrong, let's first remember to thank them for the things they did right. And to mean it; to sincerely affirm them. Then, if there's still a problem that needs to be shared, it will come from a completely different energy -- and actually be heard!