Mental transformation takes time, but it becomes easier with familiarity. Don’t entertain unrealistic expectations; it doesn’t take place quickly. It requires patience and determination over months and years, but if you keep it up, at the end of your life you’ll be content.

“You cannot change the circumstances but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.” Jim Rohn #change

"Consider in silence whatever any one says: speech both conceals and reveals the inner soul of man." – Cato

Fundamentally human beings are the same. Imagine being lost in some remote place and suddenly seeing someone coming towards you over the horizon. You wouldn't care about their race, nationality or religious faith, you'd be filled with the joy of encountering another human being.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

We must learn that humanity is one big family. We’re all brothers and sisters: physically, mentally and emotionally the same. But we still focus far too much on differences instead of what we have in common. After all, every one of us is born the same way and dies the same way.

I regard a compassionate, warm, kindhearted person as healthy. If you maintain a feeling of compassion, loving kindness, something automatically opens your inner door, through which you can communicate much more easily with other people — you'll find that they are just like you.

Our emotions arise from how we think about a situation and interpret what’s going on. The more we’re able to see how our thoughts bring certain emotions, we can start to change how we look at situations which influences how we feel about them. youtu.be/-6wlVHV6PfE

there is a kingdom inside of you and the key to reveal it comes from your mind

DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET - Take Five (1964) Take five... and enjoy this timeless tune🎷

I'm making over my X account. I figured it was about time.

I want to start reflecting more on my experience(s) as I revolve around the sun from year to year. I want to start giving back more than what I have received from life experience.

You'll see more of my own tweets. My story. My voice. You'll see other's stories. You'll see quotes from material I read or hear. I'll write of the pleasures of smoking a tobacco pipe and sipping a good bourbon. I'll write about meditation, scripture, and poetry.

I want to strive to be positive and compassionate. To treat others with kindness, respect, and empathy. I want to be a voice crying out of the wilderness for all. Not just one spiritually based belief system, one group of people, one race, or ethnicity.

“Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts…”

More and more, before speaking, I ask myself, “Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?”

If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another... If you wish to heal your own sadness or anger, seek to heal the sadness or anger of another. ~ H.H. the Dalai Lama Art: traditionalartofnepal.com

Life never ceases to amaze me with the amazing experiences that are presented to me. All I did was look and say "okay". Get out and live. Turn your televisions off. Turn off your gaming consoles. The world is waiting.

Bad religion and theology are about anger and control. Good religion and theology are about love and healing.