The Buddha said, “If we could see a flower see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole world would change.”

“Before you heal someone, ask him if he’s willing to give up the things that make him sick.” – Hippocrates

“Everything that has a beginning, has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.”

“If God took back the pain you endured, you would lose all the strength you gained in overcoming it.” – David Scott

“How you treat others is a reflection of how you feel about yourself.”

“The secret to living longer is to eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure.” Tibetan Proverb

“The goal isn’t to get rid of all your negative thoughts, feelings, and life situations. That’s impossible. The goal is to change your response to them.” MarcandAngel

“It takes a strong soul with real heart to develop smiles out of situations that make us weep.” MarcandAngel

“Someday you will look back on your life and realize that everything worthwhile you’ve ever accomplished initially challenged you.” MarcandAngel

“We come from the earth, we return to the earth and in between we garden. Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion, being alive is a special occasion.”

“Never go in search of love, go in search of life, and life will find you the love you seek.” – Atticus

Happiness occurs when we stop complaining about all the problems we have and instead give thanks for all the problems we don’t have.”

“It is the possibility of a dream coming true, that makes life interesting.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

When you get tired, learn to rest and not to quit.

Do the best you can with what you know. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good in your life and reach for great.” – David Scott

“To be truly wealthy, it does not matter what you have in your bank account, what matters is what is in the heart.”

“I am rooted but I flow,” Virginia Woolf

“Perhaps you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots.” Rumi

Be someone you would enjoy being around.

Lie is a balance of holding and letting go.

“I am at that awkward age, between birth and death.”

“Keep calm and be crazy, laugh, love, and live it up because this is the oldest you’ve been and the youngest you’ll ever be again.”

“If you are quiet enough, you will hear the flow of the universe. You will feel its rhythm. Go with this flow. Happiness lies ahead. Meditation is key.”

“The tongue like a sharp knife, kills without drawing blood.”

“If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.”

“In order to gain anything you must lose everything.”

“Rule your mind or it will rule you.”

“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”

If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.- Steve Jobs

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius (Roman Emperor)

“With wisdom and age, you may feel life seems to get easier, but it doesn’t, you just get stronger.” – David Scott

The powers of the mind are like the rays of the sun when they are concentrated they illumine. – Swami Vivekananda

While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along. – Allan Lokos

Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak. – Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

Through meditation, the Higher Self is experienced. – Bhagavad Gita

Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God. – Diana Robinson

“Life is a question and how we live it is our answer.” – Gary Keller

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” Dr Seuss

The Dalai Lama was asked what surprised him most, he said “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.” ~ Dalai Lama

“If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative. In our thoughts and words we create our own weaknesses and our own strengths.”

“We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh