Thought of the Moment

Where there is conflict, often, it is the noisier, finger-pointing, and chest-thumping side that is suspect.

Striving to create peace, seeking to understand, and working to be of service are actions of people worth paying close attention to. Read more

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

- Thich Nhat Hanh Read more

We must see all scars as beauty. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.

- Chris Cleave Read more

Gratitude is not only the greatest of all virtues, but the parent of all others.

- Marcus Cicero Read more

Let's breathe slowly and deeply and give thanks for all that we have, beginning with the opportunity to live.

Let's look for and recognize goodness, and where we can, let's support and encourage more of it. Read more

Anything that deeply touches the heart is lovely to the eyes. Read more

Stay close to anything that makes you glad to be alive.

- Hafez Read more

To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson Read more

Once you choose hope, anything's possible.

- Christopher Reeve Read more

A gift out of nowhere, one that is free of obligation and purely to bring you joy - this is magic. Read more