In order to see the rainbow you have to see through the rain. Unknown
Man is not made by his circumstances, he is revealed by them. James Allen
I'm going to turn on the light, and we'll be two people in a room looking at each other and wondering why on Earth we were afraid of the dark. Gale Wilhelm
Success is 99% failure. Soichiro Honda
Man will occasionally stumble upon the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on. Winston Churchill
Men are born to succeed, not to fail. Henry David Thoreau
People are always blaming their circumstances for being what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them. George Bernard Shaw
I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand. Chinese Proverb
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; if I can ease one life the aching, or cool one pain, or help one fainting robin into his nest again, I shall not live in vain. Emily Dickinson
Love breaks down the barriers and creates unity. That which creates barriers and creates separateness and differences is ignorance. Brian L. Weiss, MD
The heart knows truth as that which sets it free. Glenda Green
There is a field beyond right or wrong. I will meet you there. Rumi
In order to truly find the Path, each of us must loosen our minds and begin from a point of wonder and openness - of being willing to not know. Laurie Beth Jones
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. William Jennings Bryan
As you believe, so shall you receive. Jesus
The ancestor of every action is a thought. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing occurs in your life - nothing - which is not first a thought. Thoughts are like magnets, drawing effects to you. Neale Donald Walsch
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so...William Shakespeare
The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen. Frank Lloyd Wright
Be careful what you wish for... you must might get it! Unknown
To be is to do. Jean Paul Sartre
To do is to be. Jean Jacques Rousseau
Do, be, do, be, do. Frank Sinatra
There are really only two ways to approach life - as a victim or as a gallant fighter - and you must decide if you want to act or react, deal your own cards or play with a stacked deck. And if you don't decide which way to play with life, it always plays with you. Merle Shain
Embrace the Process, and move through it with peace and wisdom and joy. Use the Process, and transform it from something you endure to something you engage as a tool in the creation of the most magnificent experience of All Time: the fulfillment of your Divine Self. Neale Donald Walsch
First we have to believe, and then we believe. G.C. Lichtenberg
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Marie Curie
The only source of knowledge is experience. Albert Einstein
Dreams are the seeds of reality. James Allen
Thoughts are a very subtle, yet extremely powerful form of energy. Neale Donald Walsch
As we enter a new decade, let us hold on to what we need to continue our journey and discard the unnecessary baggage that weighs us down. Sort through our thoughts and purge that which binds us to our personal prisons; embrace new ways of thinking - enriching our hearts and minds to greater venues. We determine our tomorrow; take the chance, make the choice. Love yourself and those who need it the most. xo
(thanks to Lauren Tratar, author of Life)
