“May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.”

The reason so many of us are obsessed with becoming stars is because we are not yet starring in our own lives. The cosmic spotlight isn’t pointed at you, it radiates from within you.

The choice to be used as an instrument of love, right here, right now, is a choice for personal empowerment.

Behind every dark cloud there is an every-shining sun. Just wait. In time, the cloud will pass.

Spiritual growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can write a new one.

The more room you give yourself to express your true thoughts and feelings, the more room there is for your wisdom to emerge.

The key to abundance is meeting limited circumstances with unlimited thoughts.

A relationship is more of an assignment than a choice. We can walk away from the assignment, but we cannot walk away from the lessons it presents. We stay with a relationship until a lesson is learned, or we simply learn it another way.

Forgiveness is the key to inner peace because it is the mental technique by which our thoughts are transformed from fear to love.

No matter what the problem, a miracle can solve it. Remember to ask for one.

Let’s forgive the past and who we were then. Let’s embrace the present and who we’re capable of becoming. Let’s surrender the future and watch miracles unfold.

Darkness is merely the absence of light, and fear is merely the absence of love. If we want to be rid of fear, we cannot fight it but must replace it with love.

The one good thing about failure is that it makes you consider doing things a different way.

In every heart there is an inner room, where we can hold our greatest treasures and our deepest pain.

To the ego mind, surrender means giving up. To the spiritual mind, surrender means giving in and receiving.

If our emotional stability is based on what other people do or do not do, then we have no stability. If our emotional stability is based on love that is changeless and unalterable, then we attain the stability of God.

It takes courage…to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.

If people are looking for someone who has never changed their mind and is unwilling to admit they make mistakes, that’s not me.

Giving customers and prospects a glimpse into the entrepreneur’s life and mindset can allow them to cultivate a deeper relationship with customers separately from the brand.

We never have a full demonstration, although there is always an underlying reason for the truth, even if it is only perfectly understood by God, who alone penetrated the infinite series in one stroke of the mind.

When feelings of inadequacy come creeping in, let’s park our minds in God’s truth.

We can find true refuge within our own hearts and minds-right here, right now, in the midst of our moment-to-moment lives.

If you have kids who are struggling with dyslexia, the greatest gift you can give them is the sense that nothing is unattainable. With dyslexia comes a very great gift, which is the way that your mind can think creatively.

The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences the course of events for a hundred years.

So you want to be married, oh baby, trying to put me on a chain, ain’t that some shame? You must be losing your weak little mind.