When I looked at my life’s ledger I realized I was a very rich woman. What I was experiencing was merely a temporary cash-flow problem. Finally, I came to an inner awareness that my personal net worth couldn’t possibly be determined by the size of my checking account balance. Neither can yours.

Conscious choice is creative. Unconscious choice is destructive. That is how we end up living other people's lives.

Consider the track record of your naysayers. How many dreams have they successfully brought into this world?

Self-loathing is the silent hemorrhaging of the soul. You don't feel or see the life force fleeing until it's not longer there, and then, of course, it's too late.

Always remember that striving and struggle precede success even in the dictionary.

The key to loving how you live is in knowing what it is you truly love.

No matter what our decorating style - realized or aspired to the essential spiritual grace our home should possess is the solace of comfort.