If you want to shrink something,
You must first allow it to expand.
If you want to get rid of something,
You must first allow it to flourish.
If you want to take something,
You must first allow it to be given.
This is called the subtle perception
Of the way things are.

~Tao Te Ching, Translated by Stephen Mitchell

“We are not human beings going through a temporary spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings going through a temporary human experience.” ~ Author Unknown

“People forget what you say, they forget what you did, but they never forget how you made them feel.” ~ Maya Angelou

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away” ~ Author Unknown

“If you think you can or you can’t, you’re correct.” ~ Henry Ford

“It is never too late to become what you might have been.” ~ George Eliot