Our world hangs like a magnificent jewel in the vastness of space. Every one of us is a part of that jewel. A facet of that jewel. And in the perspective of infinity, our differences are infinitesimal.
Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.
A love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we are loved.
We Don't always succeed in what we try, certainly not by the world's standards, but I think you'll find it's the willingness to keep trying that matters most.
What matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves. What really matters is helping others win too. Even if it means slowing down and changing our course now and then.
I like you just the way you are.
All of us have special ones who have loved us into being. Would you just take, along with me, ten seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are....Ten seconds of silence.
The purpose of life is to listen - to yourself, to your neighbor, to your world and to God and, when the time comes, to respond in as helpful a way as you can find ... from within and without.
The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.
Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying.
Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.
When we choose to be parents, we accept another human being as part of ourselves, and a large part of our emotional selves will stay with that person as long as we live. From that time on, there will be another person on this earth whose orbit around us will affect us as surely as the moon affects the tides, and affect us in some ways more deeply than anyone else can. Our children are extensions of ourselves.
You know, you don't have to look like everybody else to be acceptable and to feel acceptable.
In appreciating our neighbor, we're participating in something truly sacred.
I feel so strongly that deep and simple is far more essential than shallow and complex.
I recently learned that in an average lifetime a person walks about sixty-five thousand miles. That's two and a half times around the world. I wonder where your steps will take you. I wonder how you'll use the rest of the miles you're given.
In the external scheme of things, shining moments are as brief as the twinkling of an eye, yet such twinklings are what eternity is made of -- moments when we human beings can say "I love you," "I'm proud of you," "I forgive you," "I'm grateful for you." That's what eternity is made of: invisible imperishable good stuff.
The connections we make in the course of a life--maybe that's what heaven is.
We speak with more than our mouths. We listen with more than our ears.
It's a mistake to think that we have to be lovely to be loved by human beings or by God
Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone.
It's a miracle when we finally discover whom we're best equipped to serve.
It's really easy to fall into the trap of believing that what we do is more important than what we are. Of course, it's the opposite that's true: What we are ultimately determines what we do!
The best teacher in the world is someone who loves what he or she does, and just loves it in front of you.
Try your best to make goodness attractive. That's one of the toughest assignments you'll ever be given.
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