In order to move on, you must understand why you felt what you did and why you no longer need to feel it.

The secret to happiness...be satisfied and be grateful.

Because when the world quiets to the sound of your own breathing, we all want the same things: comfort, love, and a peaceful heart.

But fates are connected in ways we don’t understand.

It's the same thing with faith, by the way." We don't want to get stuck having to go to services all the time, or having to follow all the rules. We don't want to commit to God. We'll take Him when we need Him, or when things are going good. But real commitment? That requires staying power‎-‎-‎-in faith and in marriage." And if you don't commit? I asked. "Your choice. But you miss what's on the other side." What's on the other side? "Ah." He smiled, "A happiness you cannot find alone.

You can be a mama's boy, be a daddy's boy, but you can't be both. So you cling to the one you think you might lose.

once we began to chime the hour, we lost the ability to be satisfied