See God in All Nature

We see God face to face every hour,
and know the savor of Nature.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
- William Shakespeare

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every creature is a word of God.
- Meister Eckhart

To commit a crime against the natural world
is a sin against ourselves and a sin against God.
- Patriarch Bartholomew

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature.
Everything is made of one hidden stuff.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Further reading: Our Children's Earth

One Great Dewdrop

Nature's Messengers

All Things, One Breath
      

Content with Simple Joys

The essence of life is not in
the great victories and grand failures,
but in the simple joys.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life
are not only not indispensable,
but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
- Henry David Thoreau

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
- Plato

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
- Henry David Thoreau

Further reading: Choose Joy Anyway

Calm During Storms

Radiating Light and Love

Life Really Is Good
     

Have Faith; Don't Worry; Take Action

Take the first step in faith.
You don't have to see the whole staircase,
just take the first step.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

To me faith means not worrying.
- John Dewey

Have Faith; Don't Worry; Take Action; Begin Now.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Serenity in Times of Crisis

Faith to be Courageous

Worrying about Tomorrow

Everything is a Miracle
  

Focus Your Attention on What Really Matters

We can always choose to perceive things differently.
You can focus on what's wrong in your life,
or you can focus on what's right.
- Marianne Williamson

Instead of focusing on that circumstances that you cannot change -
focus strongly and powerfully on the circumstances that you can.
- Joy Page

The Main Thing is to Keep
The Main Thing The Main Thing.
- Stephen Covey

Keep your attention focused entirely
on what is truly your own concern,
and be clear that what belongs to others
is their business and none of yours.
- Epictetus

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves.
The process never ends until we die.
And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

Clarity affords focus.
- Thomas Leonard

Remember that there are a million "wrong things" in the world
(as well as a billion "right things"),
so focus your energies on addressing with courage the few issues closest to your heart,
and accept the rest of life with serenity.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Fork in the Road

A decision about Who You Are

Life Begins When You Do

Aesops Fables: The Miller, His Son, and the Ass
     

You Must Approve of Yourself

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
- Andrew Carnegie

If you find yourself unwilling to take actions that others disapprove of,
you have lost control of your own life and have given your destiny to others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white.
Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
- Lao Tzu

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
- Mark Twain

One of the natural, but unfortunate, human characteristics is the sense of a need for approval.
It is wonderful to show your appreciation of others and to thank them whenever possible.
It is also pleasing when others show appreciation and thank you.
But making any significant life choices based on whether or not others approve
sets one on a course of emotional destruction.
...
Make your important choices in life based on your values and your long-term objectives
rather than on a need for approval.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: How To Not Care What Others Think

Thinking for Yourself

Dealing With Rejection

Blaze Your Own Trail

Stand Tall and Proud