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“I discovered that I felt at home and alive in the silence, which compelled me to enter my interior world and around there. Without the distraction of constant conversation, the words on the page began to speak directly to my inner self. They were no long expressing ideas that were simply interesting intellectually, but were talking directly to my own yearning and perplexity.”
― Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness

“Act as if everything depended on you; trust as if everything depended on God.”
― Saint Ignatius of Loyola

“The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.”
― Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides to Die

“We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.”
― Albert Schweitzer

“Poets, Writers . . . know that we are the enchanting magicians that nourishes the seeds of dreams and thoughts . . . it is our words that entice the hearts and minds of others to believe there is something grand about the possibilities that life has to offer and our words tease it forth into action . . . for you are the Poet, the Writer to whom the Gift of Words has been entrusted . . . wsp”
― William S. Peters, Sr.

“You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.”
― Steve Jobs

“What do I want? 2. What are my choices? 3. What assumptions am I making? 4. What am I responsible for? 5. How else can I think about this? 6. What is the other person thinking, feeling, and wanting? 7. What am I missing or avoiding? 8. What can I learn? … from this person or situation? … from this mistake or failure? … from this success? 9. What action steps make the most sense? 10. What questions should I ask (myself or others)? 11. How can I turn this into a win-win? 12. What’s possible?”
― Marilee G. Adams, Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 10 Powerful Tools for Life and Work

“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.”
― Maya Angelou

“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.”
― Rumi