“The only possible match for someone who doesn't know how to receive is someone who doesn't know how to give.”
Source: The Power of Receiving: A Revolutionary Approach to Giving Yourself the Life You Want and Deserve
“The more adept we become at feeling love and gratitude for all life’s earthly learning experiences, the more quickly we are reminded that, whatever hardship may be placed before us, it is our choice always to return to a place of love and gratitude and to give thanks for all that still remains.”
Source: The Book of Simple Human Truths
“How different would your world be if you looked in the mirror and saw your best friend looking back at you?”
“But you know what? Peace is just an idea. There will never be peace on Earth, at least, not the kind of kumbaya-harmony people envision. There can be ceasefires and treaties, but we will never know true peace. That's the sad truth of the world.”
Source: The Henry Sessions
“A soul must gain wisdom by gathering information in whatever way works best. It is impossible to force wisdom on another, because each person has a choice to determine how and if it will be received.”
Source: The Book of Simple Human Truths
“It was not the passion that was new to her, it was the yearning adoration. She knew she had always feared it, for it left her helpless; she feared it still, lest if she adored him too much, then she would lose herself, become effaced, and she did not want to be effaced, a slave, like a savage woman. She must not become a slave. She feared her adoration, yet she would not at once fight against it.”
“We all have something to offer, and we must choose to focus on what we do have to offer, not what we don’t. And remember the dirty little secret is that those who are acting like they have it all together really don’t.”
Source: Why Leadership Sucks™ Volume 1: Fundamentals of Level 5 Leadership and Servant Leadership
“The only excuse from a man who abuses you are the ones we give him.”
Source: A River Moves Forward
“Vietnam was a noble cause imperfectly pursued”
“You can never miss your fate," Eleni would always say. "Even if it feels like it, it only means that your fate isn't what you thought.”
Source: Traveling Light: A Novel