“In a matter of moments, I awakened to a life that wasnt mine. It was like peering into a dark hidden world that I wasnt supposed to know about and that my mind didnt want to believe existed.”

“If there was one thing I learned from all my research, it was that the majority of the early pioneers didnt dwell on the hard times; they indeed related every aspect of their lives to their relatio...”

“I dont think my journey has to be harrowing to be important. Simply doing the tasks of the day is enough. Such as getting up every morning to go to work to support my family and sacrificing persona...”

“...my mind drifted to my family. I thought about how I had the opportunity to serve them. I didnt have to carry them across a freezing river in the middle of a snowstorm or give them my food when t...”

“I knew in that moment that everything happens for a reason, but we cant always know the reason when the journey begins. Some things we can only understand at the end of our journey.”

“I truly believe we can either see the connections, celebrate them, and express gratitude for our blessings, or we can see life as a string of coincidences that have no meaning or connection.For me,...”

“I closed my eyes and turned my face into the cold wind. When I felt it swept along my skin there was no past. No future. Just now.”

“The Universe is very, very big.It also loves a paradox. For example, it has some extremely strict rules.Rule number one: Nothing lasts forever.Not you or your family or your house or your planet or...”

“Everything in ...nature, is descended out that which is eternal, and stands as a. ..visible outbirth of it, so when we know how to separate out the grossness, death, and darkness. ..from it, we fin...”

“Neither Emma's tears nor her rage were enough to make Joseph monogamous, however; nor were the prevailing mores of the day. He kept falling rapturously in love with women not his wife. And because ...”

“They left their encampment with dirt-covered linen strewn about the abandoned grounds amongst clothes, shoes, childrens toys and other discarded belongings. The handcart wheels crunched over them, ...”