God is the silent partner in ALL great enterprises.
To graciously receive is an expression of the dignity of giving.
The world 'out there' won't change until the world 'in here' does.
When you blame and criticize others, you are avoiding some truth about yourself.
The three things you can offer your children to change them: attention, appreciation and affection.
Relinquish your attachment to the known, step into the unknown, and you will step into the field of all possibilities
The abuse of food, alcohol, or drugs is essentially a material response to a need that isn't really physical at its foundation. . What we are looking for is pure joy rather than mere sensation, or even oblivion of sensation. Addiction is unrecognized spiritual craving.
You do not need to do anything first to be enlightened.
I had set about trying to make myself more polished than a country boy would be.
And I guess you judge how well you're doing by how well you sleep at night. . . and what your dreams are like.
If I had it to do all over again. . . I wouldn't change a thing. '. . . the final expression of narcissism, the last gesture of self-congratulation.