Thought of the Moment

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

- Rumi

Few things are more beautiful than love that is free of self interest.

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Only from the heart can you touch the sky.

- Rumi

Today could be our last day here. Probably not, we all think, but 150,000 of us will no longer be here tomorrow. And another 150,000 will call tomorrow their last day on earth.

We just never know, so let's not spend time on things that don't really matter. Let's make sure that we can take our last breaths knowing that we have been kind and that those we love know the depth of our love.

Everything you gain in life will rot and fall apart, and all that will be left of you is what was in your heart.

- Jim Carrey

I was glad my father was an eye-smiler. It meant he never gave me a fake smile because it's impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren't feeling twinkly yourself. A mouth-smile is different. You can fake a mouth-smile any time you want, simply by moving your lips. I've also learned that a real mouth-smile always has an eye-smile to go with it. So watch out, I say, when someone smiles at you but his eyes stay the same. It's sure to be a phony.

- Roald Dahl

Physical rest, emotional rest, love, and laughter - these are conditions that heal.

Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, and tolerant of the weak, because someday in your life you will be all of these.

- George Washington Carver

God loves us, so He makes us the gift of suffering.

Through suffering, we release our hold on the toys of this world...

We're like blocks of stone, out of which the sculptor carves the forms of men.

The blows of his chisel, which hurt us so much, are what make us perfect.

The suffering in this world is not the failure of God's love for us; it is that love in action.