Sometimes you don’t realize the weight of a burden you’ve been carrying until you feel the weight of its release.  However, it is said that life’s heaviest burden is to have nothing to carry.

It is said that the greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.  It is easy to talk.  It is much harder to listen, and harder still to truly understand.

With self-confidence, you can reach truly amazing heights.  With no self-confidence, even the simplest accomplishments can remain beyond your grasp.

In movies and television shows, a Tarot Lovers card is often used as a quick and easy shorthand to refer to literal lovers.  Of course, real-world relationships are never so simple.

Anyone who has done anything great has had critics.  It’s part of being a success.  Know the difference between your core values and when you are just being stubborn.

An ancient Turkish proverb speaks of the tiny sound of a gnat as sufficient to a person of good judgement, while to one who lacks good judgement the sound of an entire orchestra is of no help.

Confucius said, “The expectations of life depend upon diligence; a mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.”  A modern joke asks, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?  Practice.”

If a previous venture began with a departure, it must conclude with an arrival. The completion of any important phase of a larger project can be a cause for celebration.

When people don’t know what is going on, they speculate.  When they think they know, they fabricate.  And when they do know, they often disparage.  Jealousy is insecurity turned sideways.

The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them.  Breakdowns can create breakthroughs.  Things fall apart so that things can fall together.

In the calm that follows a storm, opportunities may arise that were previously impractical.  Beyond the vital short-term cleanup work, keep an eye out for ways to make major long-term improvements.

If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.  Your success may be determined by what you are willing to sacrifice for it.

Prosperity begins with a state of mind.  Believe in yourself, and in your expectations.  Expect to expand your wealth, your knowledge, your relationships, your income, and your wisdom.  And you will.

During any struggle, what may seem to some as a capitulation may in reality be a strategic redirection toward a larger goal.  Difficult things can take a long time.  Impossible things, a little longer.

The past is a place of reference, not of residence.  Past mistakes are meant to guide you, not define you.  Guilt can either hold you back from growing, or it can show you what you need to shift in your life.

Opportunity comes to those who look for it.  Getting something done is an accomplishment; getting something worthy done right is an achievement.

Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr’s original serenity prayer asked for “courage to change what must be altered, serenity to accept what cannot be helped, and the insight to know the one from the other.”

“I trust you” is a better compliment than “I love you”, because you may not always trust the person you love, but you can always love the person you trust.

If you want to touch the past, touch a rock.  If you want to touch the present, touch a flower.  If you want to touch the future, touch a life.  Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns.

One secret of success is to stop focusing on what you do not have and shift your consciousness to an appreciation for all that you do have.  Live a life of positivity and you will have a life of prosperity.