All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkein.

Attending church does not necessarily mean living the principles taught in those meeting. You can be active in a church but inactive in its gospel.

To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.

We must look at the lens through we see the world, as well as the world we see, and that the lens itself shapes how we interpret the world.

The more you get set into your own world, the smaller your world becomes.

Forgiveness has nothing to do with absolving a criminal of his crime. It has everything to do with relieving oneself of the burden of being a victim--letting go of the pain and transforming oneself from victim to survivor.