It's easy to focus on the negatives. But if we don't notice let alone cherish the positives there becomes quickly nothing worth saving in our lives, including ourselves.

"Life is a journey, not a desination."

"Keep in mind the challenging fact that your aim is not to get ahead of other's, but to surpass yourself; to begin today to be the person you want to be."

I am a slave to my own life.

The ability to be truly moved--if not enraptured--by the sublime is a fundamental mark of a soul's depth if not also a soul’s wisdom.

If what you seek you find not within,
You will never find it without.

Darkness assaults most those who have the greatest potentiality for Light.

Rest, comfort, and connection are essential — but too much becomes harmful. Excess sleep breeds poverty, food turns to gluttony, entertainment dulls purpose, and over-reliance weakens us. Balance is wisdom. Discipline is true freedom.

"Not every pain should be buried, not every silence is strength, and some wounds need words before they can heal."

“Brilliance may dazzle for a moment…But it’s consistency that carries the weight of legacy.”