“To be happy in life, develop at least four hobbies: one to bring you money, one to keep you healthy, one to bring you joy, and one to bring you peace.”

“Emotions have immense power. This power can propel you towards your dreams and goals, or sabotage and ruin your life. Choose wisely how to use the power of your emotions.”

“Evenings and mornings represent the gates to your inner universe. Taking care of how you enter and exit these gates is your primary responsibility; do not give away this power. Once you master it, ...”

“Nothing tastes as good as the Taste for Life.”

“What do the words plant and plan have in common? Yes, correct, its the word PLAN. Mind Gardening is a mindful thinking and planning philosophy.”

“It is in your best interest to avoid sleep debt, otherwise be prepared to pay both the DEBT and the INTEREST!”

“Over the plains of Ethiopia the sun rose as I had not seen it in seven years. A big, cool, empty sky flushed a little above a rim of dark mountains. The landscape 20,000 feet below gathered itself ...”

“I'm so alive.As I stand facing the beauty of the never-ending Pacific Ocean, a late afternoon breeze blows down from the hills behind. As always, it is a beautiful day. The sun is making its final ...”

“ l'aurore, arms d'une ardente patience, nous entrerons aux splendides Villes. ”

“Scarcely has night arrived to undeceive, unfurling her wings of crepe (wings drained even of the glimmer just now dying in the tree-tops); scarcely has the last glint still dancing on the burnished...”

“EVENTIDEDark and light strikingeach other,vividly etching wild colorsthrough the horizon.The charm of sunset makes me wantto scurry home.”

“The sun was still out, wouldnt even start to set for an hour, but the early evening still had that magic hour feeling. The air was warm and breezy. The houses looked sparkling with windows reflecti...”

“Gardens hush opens upan abyss at my center, still point.Someone touches me, mystery, otherness.No words are spoken, silencethe language of God.Silence, calm, hushed garden usher me into a presence,...”

“We are philosophers of our timeFloating in the moon's evening glow”

“Some nights are made for torture, or reflection, or the savoring of loneliness.”