You cannot solve a problem by condemning it

Simply put, you believer that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.

We're no better in God's eyes as Americans than Rawandans are, or anybody else.

Listen. Don't explain or justify.

What you think about expands. If your thoughts are centered on what's missing, then what's missing, by definition, will have to expand.

Get your passion on the paper. Detach from the outcome. Forget about whether it's going to get published.

When you abandon making choices, you enter the vast world of excuses.