Pursue Excellence; Ignore Success.

No Matter What Advantages You Are Born With-- Money, Intelligence, An Appealing Personality, A Sunny Outlook, Or Good Social Connections-- None Of These Provides A Magic Key To An Easy Existence. Somehow Life Manages To Bring Difficult Problems, The Causes Of Untold Suffering And Struggle. How You Meet Your Challenges Makes All The Difference Between The Promise Of Success And The Specter Of Failure.

Rather Than Looking For Another Religion, Look For The Values That Are In Every Religion.

When I Make The Effort To Pay Attention To The Sights, Sounds And Sensations Around Me, I’m Encouraging Myself To Live In The Present Moment.

When Awareness Expands, Events That Seem Random Actually Aren't. A Larger Purpose Is Trying To Unfold Through You. When You Become Aware Of That Purpose- Which Is Unique For Each Person- You Become Like An Architect Who Has Been Handed The Blueprint.

The Universe Contains Three Things That Cannot Be Destroyed; Being, Awareness And Love