After receiving grace of God, one can never be the same again, never look at life again in the old way... our thoughts are enlivened, our life is inspired with enthusiasm and energy, and we live daily in the joyous knowledge that everything is all right...

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.

Helen Keller
(1880-1968, American Writer)

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

General Omar Bradley
(1893-1983, World War II Hero)

It is when we silence the chattering of our mind that we can truly hear what is in our heart and find the still, clear purity that lies within the soul. Spiritual love carries us into the silence of our original state of being. This silence contains the power to create harmony in all relationships and the sweetness to sustain them. And it is when we are silent that we can let God into our heart and mind, filling us with peace, love and power.

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.

John Ruskin
(1819-1900, British Artist and Author)