"Forgiveness for me is about ending a cycle of violence and destruction—it is about peace, both an internal, personal peace and, when practiced on a grand scale, a global peace. It is a sign of strength and maturity." Someone once said that the sun depresses them because they lose their own need to be bright since the sun is doing that for them “The deepest need of man is to overcome his separateness, To leave the prison of his aloneness. The absolute failure to achieve this means insanity.” — Eric Fromm “Any idea that is held in the mind that is either feared or revered will begin at once to clothe itself in the most convenient and appropriate physical form available.” — Andrew Carnegie Is it possible – it is just possible – that there is something we do not fully understand about God, about Life, and about Each Other…the understanding of which could change everything? We Are All One. This is the only message that matters. It is the only message there is. Everything else in life is a reflection of this message. Everything else sends it. The fact that you have so far failed to receive it (you have heard it often, but you have failed to receive it) is what has caused every misery, every sorrow, every conflict, every heartache in your experience. It has caused every murder, every war, every rape and robbery, every assault and attack, mental, verbal, and physical. It has caused every illness and dis-ease, and every encounter with what you call "death." The idea that we are not One is an illusion." “Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you.” — Henry Beecher "Behold the darkness, yet curse it not. Rather, be a light unto the darkness, and so transform it. Let your light so shine before men, that those who stand in the darkness will be illumined by the light of your being, and all of you will see, at last, Who You Really Are." Conversations With God, Book 2 Neale Donald Walsch Your life may seem, in moments of confusion, as if it is falling apart, when what is really happening is that it is falling together for the first time. When you come to the edge of all that you know, you must believe in one of two things - there will be earth upon which to stand, or you will be given wings.'" -- There is no man who hates but that that hatred is reflected outward and made . All fear is ultimately a fear of death. When you do not fear death, you do not fear life. If you think that death is the end of life, you will fear living, especially if you think you can lose your life. If you are clear that death is not an end, but the beginning of something quite extraordinary, you will not fear the path that takes you there, however it takes you. You don't have to be afraid of everything that scares you. "The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one’s life." -- Dalai Lama I owe it to myself and to the world to live my dreams, because when I am magnificent, everyone around me has the opportunity to be magnificent -- for magnificence is contagious --Neale "The ultimate is not to win, but to reach within the depths of your capabilities and to compete against yourself." Billy Mills It is who you think you are that causes or eliminates pain. It is who you think everyone else is that can do the same. It is also what we imagine is going on here during our life on this earth that comes in a close second. Neale Donald Walsch To give beyond reason. To care beyond hope. To love without limit. To reach, stretch, and dream, in spite of your fears. These are the hallmarks of divinity - traits of the immortal - your badges of honor. Wear them with a pride as great as the unspeakable pride we feel for you. Your light has illuminated darkened paths, your gaze has lifted broken spirits, and already your life has changed the destiny of all who will ever follow.