I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of the hero’s journey and the way in which people grow and change through adversity.
The healing process is best described as a spiral. Survivors go through the stages once, sometimes many times; sometimes in one order, sometimes in another. Each time they hit a stage again, they move up the spiral: they can integrate new information and
Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.
At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.
Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it.
When we set our minds and hearts to living life fully, we suddenly begin to dream. We let our hearts and minds wander through the possibilities and we realize that dreams are not only meant to be dreamed, they are meant to be lived.
The many sounds of Memphis shaped my early musical career and continue to be an inspiration to this day.
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.
When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.
I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't.
Every person must know that there is a candle burning within them, and their light can be as bright as they choose to make it.
Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.