The New Year Stands Before

Expressing Passion And Gratitude Will Guide Your Life. Say It Again And Again. Say It Until You Believe It. Say It Until You Live It.

I Saw People Who Were Hostile; They Had Felt So Much Hurt That Hostility Was Their Only Defense Against Being Crushed Again.

A Man Went To Istanbul, His First Visit There. On His Way To A Business Meeting, This Man Lost His Way. He Began Raging At Himself For Getting Lost, Until A Realization Allowed Him To Transcend His Ire. "how Can I Be Lost? I've Never Been Here Before?" Pp 104-105

There Are No Knights On White Horses, No Magical Grandmothers In The Sky Watching, Waiting To Rescue Us. Teachers May Come Our Way, But They Will Not Rescue. They Will Teach. People Who Care Will Come, But They Will Not Rescue. They Will Care. Help Will Come, But Help Is Not Rescuing. We Are Our Own Rescuers. Our Relationships Will Improve Dramatically When We Stop Rescuing Others And Stop Expecting Them To Rescue Us.

Speak Your Truth. Listen When Others Speak Theirs, Too. When You Let Go Of Fear, You Will Learn To Love Others, And You Will Let Them Love You. Do Not Be Afraid Of Dying. But Do Not Be Afraid To Live. Ask Yourself What That Means. Open Your Heart To Love, For That Is Why You Are Here. And Know That You Are, And Always Have Been One With Me And All Who Live.