“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.”  Buddha

“Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind.  The goal is to find it.”  Buddha

“We can only be said to be truly alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” Thornton Wilder

“It can be hard to forgive and let go but it’s important to remember that harboring the resentment and holding a grudge can hurt you even more.  The word “forgive” really means to give something up for yourself, not for them.”  Jack Canfield

“The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.”  Meister Eckhart

“Pick a vision.  Find a vision, clarify, modify, and energize your vision.  Your vision will pull you forward.”  Iyanla Vanzant

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all of the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”  A Course in Miracles

“Peace.  It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.”    Anonymous

“This continual ache of the heart is a blessing that when accepted fully can be shared with all.”  Pema Chödrön

“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”  Anne Quindlen