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

We each have a finite number of heartbeats, a finite amount of time. But we have enough heartbeats and enough time to do what is important.

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

We know that material things don't offer contentment, but we still buy more-more of the props and gadgets our culture tells us we must have in order to be happy and "happening." Our addiction to consumption distracts us from seeing that we are disconnected from ourselves, from our truth and from one another. Any euphoria we gain from our material gains is fleeting at best.

We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly - spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.

Faith is the flip side of fear.

It takes a lot of energy to dull the soul and not hear its voice