Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to be sublimely great or to be nothing.

In order to cause a shadow to disappear, you must shine light on it.

That has been my personal relationship with God-a connection with the powerful, loving, wise energy in all of us, in all creation. It is the life force itself. We can all have contact with it each moment in our lives, but it takes commitment and practice. We must be willing to move through all our deepest fears, doubts, and misunderstandings.

We can learn to move into the unknown with the confidence that we have a guiding force within us that is showing us the way.

No scoundrel is so stupid as to not find a reason for his vile conduct.

Our negative thoughts are valuable messages to us about our deeper fears and negative attitudes. These usually are so basic to our thinking and feeling that we don't realize they are beliefs at all. We assume that they are simply "the way life is." We may be consciously affirming and visualizing prosperity, but if our unconscious belief is that we don't deserve it, then we won't create it. Once we become aware of our core negative beliefs, they begin to heal.

All our relationships, especially the deep ones, stir up the deepest issues for us that we need to confront and work with.