There've been times when I've bought a whole pound of cheese and walked down the street and eaten it in one go.
Every day we’re given chances to embrace the new.
nothing good ever comes out of denying the truth about our situation.
Authentic success is being so grateful for the many blessings bestowed on you and yours that you can share your portion with others.
The revelation that we have everything we need in life to make us happy but simply lack the conscious awareness to appreciate it can be as refreshing as lemonade on a hot afternoon. Or it can be as startling as cold water being thrown in our face. How many of us go through our days parched and empty, thirsting after happiness, when we’re really standing knee-deep in the river of abundance?
You develop patience that enables you to wait gracefully and gratefully until the best arrives because you know it will.
Take another look at your life. Give thanks. Accept your circumstances. Give thanks. Count your blessings. Give thanks. Show up for each day's meditation. Be willing to give the basic tools a fair chance. They can help you find your way.
Because of my compact and muscular body composition, my short hair, and my "Johawk," I have been mistaken for a boy on many occasions. Each time it happens, it feels like I have been punched in the gut. It is extremely discouraging.
Al-Qaida in particular remains dangerous, and there [in Iraq] is some residual militia and special group presence. There are still between 20 and 30 attacks per day, still periodic car bombs and still loss of innocent civilians.
It's just so hard sometimes to work out where people stand on these things. I mean, isn't the Pope a feminist?
Act your age, not your shoe size.