“You can direct the outcome of any situation you face through the power of thought.  Keep your thoughts focused on the best possible outcome for everyone involved and never allow yourself to be pushed where you don’t choose to be.”  Iyanla Vanzant

“If you find yourself constantly trying to prove your worth to someone (or to your self), you have already forgotten your value.”  Unknown

“We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us, and make us kinder.  You always have the choice.”  Dalai Lama

“Once you realize that the road is the goal… life ceases to be a task and becomes natural and simple, in itself an ecstasy.”  Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

“Normal is an illusion.  What is normal for the spider is chaos to the fly.”  Greg Braden

“Spiritual direction is the art of assisting a person in articulating a truth that is already bubbling up within them, longing to be realized.  The spirit within you always moves you toward reconciliation, healing, wisdom, courage, and love.”  Caroline Myss

“Truth brings us back to paradise, where we experience a strong communion of love with God, with life, with all creation.”  don Miguel Ruiz

Even a slave is a slave because he is free. Out of freedom we are prosperous, out of our own freedom we are suffering, out of our own freedom we are enslaved. Then why should we grumble and croak, and why not make use of our real freedom to free ourselves physically and socially?

~ Swami Rama Tirtha

“When we practice generating compassion, we expect to experience the fear of our pain.  Compassion practice is daring.  It involves learning to relax and allow ourselves to move gently towards what scares us.” Pema Chödrön

“A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day; a string of such moments can change the course of your life.”  Christopher Germer