We think that it's the big moments that define our lives-the wedding, the baby, the new house, the dream job. But really, these big moments of happiness are just the punctuation marks of our personal sagas. The narrative is written every day in the small, the simple, and the common. In your tiny choices, in these tiny changes. In the unconsidered. The overlooked. The discarded. The reclaimed.

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

Being Grateful. That is the first step on the path to Joy.

If we are to flourish as creative beings, if we are to grow into wholeness, we must bloom wherever we are planted.

Take a leap of faith and begin this wondrous new year by believing.

I approach my work with a passionate intensity, acting as if its success depends entirely on me. "But once I've done my best, I try to let go as much as possible and have no expectations about how my work will be received by the world."

Only when the clamor of the outside world is silenced will you be able to hear the deeper vibration. Listen carefully.