"When something goes wrong, accuse yourself first...." - Quote by Rumi

“Every midwife knowsthat not until a mother’s wombsoftens from the pain of laborwill a way unfoldand the infant find that opening to be born.Oh friend!There is treasure in your heart,it is heavy with child.Listen.All the awakened ones,like trusted midwives are saying,'welcome this pain.It opens the dark passage of Grace.”

“Light up the fire of love inside and blaze the thoughts away.”

“Grace comes to forgive and then forgive again.”

“The farmer is a poor creature who skins the land and leaves it worthless to his children. The farmer is a good farmer who, having enabled the land to support himself and to provide for the education of his children, leaves it to them a little better than he found it himself.”

“The Winner is always part of the answer.The Loser is always part of the problem.The Winner always has a program.The Loser always has an excuse.The Winner says, "Let me do it for you."The Loser says, "That's not my job."The Winner sees an answer for every problem.The Loser sees a problem for every answer.The Winner sees a green near every sand trapThe Loser sees two or three sand traps near every green.The Winner says, "It may be difficult but it's possible."The Loser says, "It might be possible but it's too difficult."Be a Winner.”

“It's our responsibility to see to it that the good outweighs the evil and I am convinced beyond a doubt that today's Americans will do exactly that!”

“The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad. I speak now, of course, in the supposition that the gentle reader has not been abroad, and therefore is not already a consummate ass. If the case be otherwise, I beg his pardon and extend to him the cordial hand of fellowship and call him brother.”

“When you are influential and highly respected, people tend to tell you what you want to hear, not what you need to hear. They are seeking your approval, or they flatter you. Unfortunately, this creates a gap between what you hear and reality. If you find yourself in that situation, you will need to work extra hard to get the people close to you to speak honestly into your life. And you will have to become highly intentional in observing and listening.”

“The hardest lessons to learn are those that are the most obvious.”