“Care about people as much as you can, but remember that your own alignment to Higher Self comes first. When it comes down to it, people are replaceable, your alignment is not.” Bentinho Massaro (social media post)

“Many of the things we are doing seem so important to us. We haven’t been able to say ‘No’ to them, because they seemed so important. But if we center down as the old phrase goes, and live in that holy Silence which is dearer than life, and take our life program into the silent places of the heart, with complete openness, ready to do, ready to renounce according to His leading, then many of the things we are doing lose their vitality for us.” Thomas R. Kelly (The Simplification of Life)

“Amazing simplification comes when we ‘center down,’ when life is lived with the singleness of eye, from a holy Center where the breath and stillness of Eternity are heavy upon us and we are wholly yielded to God.” Thomas R. Kelly (Holy Obedience)

“Growth happens effortlessly once the willingness to face the self directly has become greater than the attachment to the comfort of avoiding.” Bentinho Massaro (social media post)

“Life will never be perfect, but there will always be something to appreciate. It’s human nature to struggle at times, but we can hurt a lot less often if we consciously choose to recognize the little things we may be tempted to take for granted.”  Jo Ritchie (Gratitude: The Antidote for Painful Feelings and Fuel for Happiness)

“Birth, old age, sickness, and death are laws in themselves, and not problems that have to be solved through the power of human beings or through some other power. On the contrary, giving oneself over to birth, old age, sickness, and death as they come is the way to liberation.” Harada Sekkei Roshi (Zen Basics)

“Your actions in the moment are all that you can control. So, if you get distracted, come back to the breath, to your feet, and to what you can see directly in front of you. ‘Fight to be here,’ says mental training coach Graham Betchart. ‘You might have to come back 1,000 times, and that’s OK.’ ” Kelle Walsh (Train Your Brain to Thrive)

“By taking time for quiet meditation, and by confidently claiming oneness with God-Mind, we keep the avenues of our minds open to the divine plan for us… There is also a physical side to the operation of this divine law. The body and its needs must have our consideration. We must not drive the body or neglect its normal needs.” Myrtle Fillmore

“To forgive does not mean overlooking the offense and pretending it never happened. Forgiveness means releasing our rage and our need to retaliate, no longer dwelling on the offense, the offender, and the suffering, and rising to a higher love.” Sue Monk Kidd (The Dance of the Dissident Daughter)

“With diligent practice, forgiveness is a unique form of nourishment, a way of providing ourselves and others a spaciousness around our conflicts and difficulties. We no longer feel as alone, stuck, or doomed to fail. The resulting peace of mind provides an inner fullness that no amount of food can offer.” Ronna Kabatznick (Forgive Your Imperfections)