Thought of the Moment

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

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

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

Thoughtful words can mean something to us in the moment. But over many years, what we remember most is how people consistently behaved. Read more

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

- Rumi Read more

Few things are more beautiful than love that is free of self interest. Read more

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.

- Thich Nhat Hanh Read more

Only from the heart can you touch the sky.

- Rumi Read more

Today could be our last day here. Probably not, we all think, but 150,000 of us will no longer be here tomorrow. And another 150,000 will call tomorrow their last day on earth.

We just never know, so let's not spend time on things that don't really matter. Let's make sure that we can take our last breaths knowing that we have been kind and that those we love know the depth of our love. Read more

Everything you gain in life will rot and fall apart, and all that will be left of you is what was in your heart.

- Jim Carrey Read more