Despite all the doom and gloom that constantly assaults our senses, there is a way for us to ransom our lives and reclaim our futures: it consists in turning away from the world to recognize what in life makes us truly happy. For each of us, what that is will be different. But once we obtain this inner knowledge, we will possess the ability to transform our outer world. "You can live a lifetime and, at the end of it, know more about other people than you know about yourself," the pilot and writer Beryl Markham reminds us. We cannot let this continue to occur.

Your heart will always tell you what’s working and what’s not.

Discerning our personal gifts is essential if we are to experience harmony in our lives.

Expect to have hope rekindled. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.

How could I expect more from the universe when I didn't appreciate what I already had?

Make peace with the knowledge that you can't have everything you want. Why? Because it's more important for us to get everything we need.

Trust that through the balm of simplicity your frazzled and weary soul can discover the place where you ought to be. Every day offers us simple gifts when we are willing to search our hearts for the place that's right for each of us.