During any struggle, what may seem to some as a capitulation may in reality be a strategic redirection toward a larger goal.  Difficult things can take a long time.  Impossible things, a little longer.

The past is a place of reference, not of residence.  Past mistakes are meant to guide you, not define you.  Guilt can either hold you back from growing, or it can show you what you need to shift in your life.

Opportunity comes to those who look for it.  Getting something done is an accomplishment; getting something worthy done right is an achievement.

Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr’s original serenity prayer asked for “courage to change what must be altered, serenity to accept what cannot be helped, and the insight to know the one from the other.”

“I trust you” is a better compliment than “I love you”, because you may not always trust the person you love, but you can always love the person you trust.

If you want to touch the past, touch a rock.  If you want to touch the present, touch a flower.  If you want to touch the future, touch a life.  Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns.

One secret of success is to stop focusing on what you do not have and shift your consciousness to an appreciation for all that you do have.  Live a life of positivity and you will have a life of prosperity.

What is a man, but that lofty spirit, that sense of enterprise, that devotion to something that cannot be sensed, cannot be realised but only dreamed, the highest reality!

It is said that experience is the best teacher.  But that experience may be hard-earned.  An ancient Hindu proverb suggests that no physician is really good until he has killed one or two patients.

It is said that those who love money will never have enough, and are never satisfied.  The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.

All things,  both good and bad, eventually reach an end.  The tales most worth recording and retelling are the tales that reach the most memorable and satisfying conclusions.

Learning is an act of exploration. The eternal quest for knowledge may seem difficult at times, but that can lure the mind to the pursuit and discovery of deeper findings.

When stressed, sometimes the best thing you can do is to not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess.  Just stay calm, breathe, and have faith in the belief that everything will eventually work out.

The only constant in life is change.  But sometimes an unexpected and seemingly catastrophic change can occur suddenly, with little or no warning, like a proverbial bolt from the blue.

Perseverance is laudable, but perseverance must have some practical goal, or it does not avail the one possessing it.  A person without a practical end in view will struggle to accomplish anything of worth.

Leadership comes in many forms.  A good leader balances the need to guide followers in a new direction with the importance of also guarding the welfare of those followers.

Maternity is all about being fully alive.  It is a period of growing, transition, and of new beginnings in the journey of life.  All of humanity has been conceived, born and nourished of women.

The only constant in life is change.  The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus said, “No man ever steps in the same river twice.”  And sometimes a small change can tip the redirection of an entire river.

Arthur C. Clarke famously once said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”  And yet, knowing how the magic works doesn’t necessarily diminish its wonder.

Whether as kids playing king-of-the-hill, as adults maneuvering for business or political gain, or in outright combat, it is important to hold your ground and defend your gains.