Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.  Henri Nouwen

The same walls we have put up to protect ourselves are the same ones that keep us from awareness of our abundance and joy.  Robin Hart

The less you respond to rude, critical, argumentative people, the more peaceful your life will become.  Mandy Hale

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward. C.S. Lewis

You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.  Yogi Bhajan

We are like the little branch that quivers during a storm, doubting our strength and forgetting we are the tree – deeply rooted to withstand all life’s upheavals.  Dodinsky