We are here to love, not to judge. I'd been blaming and raging. I certainly wasn't loving my daughter that afternoon as God loves me. God's love doesn't insist on perfection or even good common sense. Why then should I demand more of those I love? With this tiny change in perspective I began to see the need for correction wasn't in my daughter, but in me.

The path to realizing our dreams is never smooth. Invariably we encounter bends, turns, detours, and roadblocks. Sometimes our frustrations make us want to give up the journey, but frustrations signal the need to pause for introspection and redirection. Frustrations are promptings from God to search our souls even more deeply to find our power and purpose, and to live it. Frustrations tell us that our thoughts and actions are not yet in harmony with our desires.

Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.

See the inevitable changes not as threats but as opportunities that can deepen our understanding and bring us wisdom and growth.

When we turn our backs on feelings we should deal with, they fester and grow and ultimately consume us. Silence is denial. Silence is anxiety.

Love is the life spring of our existence. The more love you give, the happier you feel and the more love you will have within you to give.

Imagine how free we would feel and what we could accomplish if we could live without fear.