Thought of the Moment

Our time here is too precious to spend energy on people who leave us feeling used or manipulated. No thank you, good luck, and good bye are all we need say. Read more

Gratitude breeds fulfillment.

Entitlement breeds misery. Read more

Forgive them even if they aren't sorry. Let them be right if that's what they need. Send them love and send them off. Don't tie yourself to small-mindedness, it will steal your well-being. Read more

Real intimacy is a sacred experience. It never exposes its secret trust and belonging to the voyeuristic eye of a neon culture. Real intimacy is of the soul, and the soul is reserved.

- John O'Donahue Read more

The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It is one of the great virtues to which we all should aspire. Imagine a world filled with individuals willing both to apologize and to accept an apology. Is there any problem that could not be solved among people who possessed the humility and largeness of spirit and soul to do either - or both - when needed?

- Gordon B. Hinckley Read more

What is wisdom? Is it not insight gained through experience? While gaining authentic wisdom, doesn't one also develop some humility and compassion for every person's journey, regardless of differences in life values? Those who exude what feels like authentic wisdom don't seem to have a need for their contentions to be heard - rather, they are blissfully occupied with learning and giving. Read more

A good friend doesn't look to take advantage of you. A good friend isn't in your life because your friendship is a win-win. A good friend chooses to be in your life because she roots for you and genuinely enjoys who you are. Read more

What you react to in others, you strengthen in yourself.

- Eckhart Tolle Read more

Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection - or compassionate action.

- Daniel Goleman Read more

You cannot do a kindness too soon for you never know how soon it will be too late.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson Read more