“I was wrenched awake at the tail-end of a stifled scream. I fought my way up from a deep dark dream. The scream had been mine.”

“no-one would want to go through a traumatic experience but when youve survived something life-shattering and risen above it, you achieve a kind of serenity.”

“The mountains were so wild and so stark and so very beautiful that I wanted to cry. I breathed in another wonderful moment to keep safe in my heart.”

“getting angry and harbouring bitterness doesnt help anybody, least of all the angry bitter person.”

“I wished I could paint this ineffable beauty but I had never been artistic. I hadnt even packed a camera, and my phone was out of charge. It didnt matter. I just breathed in the feeling, savouring ...”

“We found a smooth inviting boulder under a vast banyan tree, and sat in companionable silence. There unexpectedly, on that rock, I saw the secret of contentment. True happiness is only ever possibl...”

“Blame is the creed of the disempowered.”

“The most judgmental people are often those who complain most about being judged. The ones not complaining will look as though they're the ones doing the judging.”

“A child is not to blame for being immersed in a certain environment and handed down complexes”

“Decisions of character come from understanding that they are accountable to God only, not to family, spouses, religious leaders, corporations, public opinion or your own ego.”

“Blame doesn't empower you. It keeps you stuck in a place you don't want to be because you don't want to make the temporary, but painful decision, to be responsible for the outcome of your own life'...”

“Be so strong that no one can ignore you. By blaming others you never win, but you do lose to your conscience again and again.”