“Your pain is a school unto itself and your joy a lovely temple.”

“This is what our love isa sacred pattern of unbroken unity sewn flawlessly invisible inside all other images, thoughts, smells, and sounds.”

“Un-winged and naked, sorrow surrenders its crown to a throne called grace.”

“Love taught me to die with dignity that I might come forth anew in splendor. Born once of flesh, then again of fire, I was reborn a third time to the sound of my name humming haikus in heavens mouth.”

“Love, Mercy, and Grace, sisters all, attend your wounds of silence and hope.”

“Where humanitysowed faith, hope, and unity, joys garden blossomed.”

“There is within the human heart a quality of intelligence which has been known to surpass that attributed to the human mind.”

“There is no envy, jealousy, or hatred between the different colors of the rainbow. And no fear either. Because each one exists to make the others love more beautiful.”

“Love as a concrete foundation for an authentically functional civilization requires the around-the-clock labors of forgiveness. Without it, Love fails, Friendship fails, Intelligence fails, Humanit...”

“Mindfulness may help you gain insight into your role in conflicts with others, it wont single-highhandedly help you resolve them.”

“Conflict can and should be handled constructively; when it is, relationships benefit. Conflict avoidance is *not* the hallmark of a good relationship. On the contrary, it is a symptom of serious pr...”

“So by keeping her word, Frieda B. made amends. And the two who'd been strangers became best of friends.”