One sad thing about this world is that the acts that take the most out of you are usually the ones that other people will never know about. —ANNE TYLER
Faith is the very first thing you should pack in a hope chest.
No matter which route you take, within twenty-four hours the day will be over. Tomorrow should be better. But if it’s not, nor the next day, or the next, then know that it’s okay to ask for help from...
For the wonderful thing about saints is that they were human, Phyllis McGinley reassures us in Saint-Watching. They lost their tempers, got hungry, scolded God, were egotistical, or testy or impatient...
Take a risk a day—one small or bold stroke that makes you feel great once you have done it.
Start thinking of yourself as an artist and your life as a work-in-progress.
Then make sure there’s at least three moments today that fulfill mind, spirit, and body with what you alone must have.
The home is a sacred place where you can communicate with the four elements of the universe: earth, water, air and fire, says writer and kitchen mystic Laura Esquivel,
Soul Food: Classic Cuisine from the Deep South that it’s a legacy clearly steeped in tradition; a way of life that has been handed down from generation to generation.
Never forget that all you have is all you need.
Let us each grasp a new idea this year. Let us grasp the awareness of what it is that makes us truly happy. Let us consider our personal preferences and learn how to recognize, then embrace, moments o...
I’d rather have roses on my table, than diamonds on my neck. —EMMA GOLDMAN The
It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. —SOMERSET MAUGHAM
I was learning to differentiate between my needs and my wants and this powerful lesson had to be mastered before I could move forward.
Gardening really has no beginning and no end. In particular, pleasures of the sense of smell really know no seasons, Tovah Martin
Feng Shui: The Chinese Art of Placement and Interior Design with Feng Shui,
Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend ... when we choose not to focus on what is missing...
Your Christmas letter to the Universe can be the most powerful of motivational tools because it engages your emotions increasing the pulses of creative energy your subconscious mind needs to transform...
You can consciously decide to be happy, loving, fulfilled, generous, peaceful, contented, spiritual, joyous, calm, festive, and emotionally connected to the important people in your life for the holid...
Today you may not be familiar with the happiness habit. But like any new behavior, happiness can be learned.