ON CHILDREN

“A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.”

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

You don’t have to defend or explain your decisions to anyone. It’s your life. Live it without apologies.

In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past as that will only cause unnecessary resentment.

“That is what compassion does. It challenges our assumptions, our sense of self-limitation, worthlessness, of not having a place in the world, our feelings of loneliness and estrangement. These are narrow, constrictive states of mind. As we develop compassion, our hearts open.”

When you meet me, you think I’m quiet. When you talk to me, you wish I was quiet. When you know me, you get scared when I’m quiet.

“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it …”

“The only person you should strive to be better than, is the person you were yesterday. ”

Silence isn’t empty. It’s full of answers

“Instead of complaining about your circumstances, get busy and create some new ones.”

“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”