We do not expect a banana tree to sprout from an apple seed. How ironic then that we so firmly believe a tomorrow full of contentment and joy to sprout from a today that is disgruntled and aggrieved. Make today happy. Be content now. This is all we have. This is all we got ♥ ♥ ♥

When you feel you are in love with someone, wait. When you think you hate someone, wait. When you just cannot wait anymore, wait some more. Endless patience is the fastest way to self-discovery.

It is impossible to be truly happy and to hold a grudge at the same time. Amaze yourself with the discovery of that inner effulgence that brings about spontaneous forgiveness - of another, of oneself ♥

I wait for you like a shadow awaiting the sun. Come, be, so there in only you, no me.

I search and don't find because I know not you are me. You don't seek and always find because you know you are me.

Each garden, no matter how full and beautiful, consists of many seeds that never sprout. The wise are indifferent to what didn't sprout and caring of what did. Live, learn, let go, share, care. Regardless of what indifference you may perceive on another's part, relentlessly continue to tend to the seed of love within your own heart ♥

Personality is to give into the loudest thought impulse while character is to not ignore the faintest inner voice.

Faith is the road to all destinations unseen and unknown. Doubt is the tiredness along the way. Find your rest but let not the weariness find you calling a rest-stop home ♥

Turn every hurt of yours into a resolve to not hurt another.

In our search for the sun it comes easy to miss the music, the magic, and the incredible beauty inherent in a rain drop. Be mindful of what gets ignored in the search of what is perceived as missing.

The noise that really bothers us is not the one which keeps us from hearing another's speech but the one which makes it impossible to listen to our own self. Today, may life bestow upon us the silent serenity, within which, if one were to pay attention, it becomes possible to listen to one's own self - clearly and completely ♥

Often our days are filled with demands of love, of attention, of acceptance. So are the days of the other through whom we seek to fulfill such demands. This day choose to not demand, to not ask, to not complain. This day instead choose to be kind, to be generous, to be giving. This day pour all your love into the vessel of another's heart. You just might discover the infinite nature of your own abundance ♥ ♥ ♥

Before getting all busy trying to change oneself, it is worth asking - why am I not who I want myself to be and why do I want to be who I am not? Journey to any destination must begin with the knowing of where one is at the moment.

Making the right choice is not always easy but neither is choosing the easy way out. Be brave, be bold. Instead of always trying to change life, on occasion be open to letting life change you ♥

All destinations are mere rest areas... what shall one call home?

No today can guarantee any tomorrow. Each day be prepared to meet either your expectations or your life.

To rush through the present in pursuit of a dream is to rush through the dream as well. Culmination of a dream is the sense of arrival. Arrive with every step. Make every moment a dream come true. ♥

Do not seek a reward in service or through service. The opportunity to serve is its own great reward. Serve with humility, serve in gratitude, serve with love. ♥

To show up is the first step. To be present, second. If you cannot take the second step, at least do not miss the first. If you do take the first step, be sure to take the second also.

A life of goodness is never extinguished.

To be imprisoned is to be forced to be with whatever one would rather be without. Anger, greed, lust, jealousy, restlessness, craving - all imprison our minds. Strive for a inner independence with even greater vigor than you have for physical freedom. One of a free mind can never be imprisoned. One, slave to their mind, is never free.

On days when life sets out to steal your smile from you but is unable to, it eventually just ends up smiling back at you ;)

Dear God, grant me the wisdom, the insight, and the courage that never may my becoming stand in the way of your being.

There is often a desire to rush through the things presented in our daily living so one can take time to enjoy life itself. Are the two disjoint? If not, why this sense of division and how to overcome this illusion? How to live so one does not feel as if one if postponing life?

Just because you are talking does not mean someone is listening. Just because you are quite does not mean you are not being heard. Be silent, be prayerful, be forgiving, be kind. ♥

Beauty has no purpose. Nor does anything else for that matter. Mind, however, which cannot be without reason, invents, assigns, believes, and then fights over preserving its own inventions. Take time, on occasion, to not question the purpose of stars but be overwhelmed by the grandeur and beauty of the night sky ♥

The courage you seek, is within your reach.

When dealing with the immediate, remain mindful of the infinite.

Humility is the bedrock of receptivity. There is no receiving for the arrogant. Be humble, be sharing.

If you aspire to lead, learn to serve.
If you aspire to lead, seek to serve.
If you aspire to be a leader, learn to be a servant first.