Depression is inertia.

You never need to defend yourself or your desires to anyone, as those inner feelings are Spirit speaking to you. Those thoughts are sacred, so don't ever let anyone trample on them.

Your body is the garage where you park your soul.

Empowerment is the inner joy of knowing that external force isn't necessary to be at harmony with oneself.

Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.

God brings millions of flowers to bloom without force.

The ability to get to a higher level in our life means that we have to generate the energy to be able to do so, and generally, we do that by a fall. Spiritual advances are almost always proceeded by a fall of one kind or another.