“If I jump out of bed without hugging my husband, that creates stress between us.”

The key to serenity is trusting that the universe has your back.

If you’re stuck in traffic, call a friend or listen to a favorite podcast. If you’re waiting in a long line, make friends with a person in line with you. There are lots of ways we can change the vibe.

All the happiness, self-confidence, and support you’re seeking is already within you.

Putting your well-being first – like putting your oxygen mask on before you help the person next to you – that really benefits all your relationships.

What you believe, you receive.

Resentment creates stress.

When we fulfill our function, which is to truly love ourselves and share love with others, then true happiness sets in.

The great paradox is that our lack of faith in love and miracles is what blocks us from receiving love and miracles.

The simple intention to surrender control is all you need to experience miracles.

You let go of the past, and stop bringing the past into the present and replaying it into the future. You release guilt, shame, and you can create an entirely new pattern for yourself.

Most people don’t walk around the tools to process pain and fear, that kind of discomfort. In most cases, it’s unbearable to look at it, feel it, and/or address it. It’s why I’m such a fan of self-help books.

If your stress is related to another person, finding forgiveness – changing your thoughts and energy around that person – can lower stress.

I believe that simple, consistent shifts in our thinking and actions can lead to the miraculous in all aspects of our daily lives, including our relationships, finances, bodies, and self-image.

When we function from a place of positive energy, the world around us becomes more positive.

Much of our anxiety and stress comes when we’re focused on fear and disconnected from the voice of our inner guide.

When we function from a fearful, low-level energetic state, our thoughts and energy can literally pollute the world.

There seems to be no stopping drug frenzy once it takes hold of a nation. What starts with an innocuous HUGS, NOT DRUGS bumper sticker soon leads to wild talk of shooting dealers and making urine tests a condition for employment — anywhere.

Mr. President, Mrs. Obama. There is a photograph of you [hugging] that went viral, became the most shared photograph in the history of Twitter. How do you keep the fire going?

You turn into this desperate dude looking for a shred of attention when you just had so much. It’s like, “I’m just lonely and all I really want is a hug, but I gotta capture that in something real gross.” You start to understand why circus clowns are alcoholics.

Girl, i’m going to show you the bear in hug.

Hug me till you drug me, honey; Kiss me till I’m in a coma.

I have no problem if someone wants to hug me – if I know him!

My instinct is to put my sadness aside, and give them a smile or a hug, no matter how bad I’m feeling.

George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.