“The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.”  Samuel Johnson

“Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter where there is a void to receive it, and it is grace itself which makes the void.”  Simone Weil

“Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen, and your life will be serene.”  Epictetus

“Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you’re going to do about it.”  Kathleen Theisen

“You are a system of Light, as are all beings.  The frequency of your Light depends upon your consciousness.  When you shift the level of your consciousness, you shift the frequency of your Light.”  Gary Zukav

“Reverence is a perception of the soul.  When the personality is aligned with the soul, it cannot perceive Life without reverence.”  Gary Zukav

“Every action, thought, and feeling is motivated by an intention, and that intention is a cause that exists as one with effect.  It we participate in the cause, it is not possible for us to not participate in the effect.”  Gary Zukav

“Love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, and so on are essential qualities.  When they are present in our lives, everything we do becomes an instrument to benefit the whole human family.”  His Holiness the Dalai Lama

“It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty.”  His Holiness the Dalai Lama

“Don’t seek happiness.  If you seek it, you won’t find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness.”  Eckhart Tolle