Thought of the Moment

I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.

- Dr. Brené Brown Read more

I have never understood the importance of having children memorize battle dates. It seems like such a waste of mental energy.

Instead, we could teach them important subjects such as How the Mind Works, How to Handle Finances, How to Invest Money for Financial Security, How to be a Parent, How to Create Good Relationships, and How to Create and Maintain Self-Esteem and Self-Worth. Read more

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field.

I'll meet you there.

- Rumi Read more

"I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life."

- Maya Angelou Read more

Rivers know this: there is no hurry.

We shall get there some day.

- A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh Read more

It is one thing to make a mistake, and quite another thing not to admit it. People will forgive mistakes, because mistakes are usually of the mind, mistakes of judgment. But people will not easily forgive the mistakes of the heart, the ill intention, the bad motives, the prideful justifying cover-up of the first mistake.

- Stephen Covey Read more

Our greatest competition isn't other people; rather, it's not appreciating our blessings. It's not taking responsibility for our shortcomings. It's not doing the work and making the sacrifices needed to experience what we want. It's not understanding that great fulfillment lies in learning, giving, and loving. Read more

Our most basic emotional need is not to fall in love but to be genuinely loved by another, to know a love that grows out of reason and choice, not instinct. I need to be loved by someone who chooses to love me, who sees in me something worth loving.

- Gary Chapman Read more

It should be a privilege to be able to say "I love you" to someone. It shouldn't be something people say just because they feel like it. A privilege that is earned. They say you have to earn the right to be loved; no, love is unconditional, if you love someone, they don't have to earn it. But. The right to tell someone that you love them? That has to be earned. You have to earn the right to be believed.

― C. JoyBell C. Read more

Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom.

- Rumi Read more