Dawn’s Light
Early morning hour
Sowing heart’s tranquility—
Calmness of spirit

Fresh Start
Believe, trusting more
Opening another door—
Shifting day’s mindset

Quiet Turnaround
Away from one’s view
Time flowing with transition—
Subtleness of change

Early morning hour
Sowing heart’s tranquility—
Calmness of spirit

Believe, trusting more
Opening another door—
Shifting day’s mindset

Away from one’s view
Time flowing with transition—
Subtleness of change


The only way to get what you really want is to let go of what you don’t want.
Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.
Iyanla Vanzant (born 1953) is an American inspirational speaker, author, and television personality.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
Leo (Count Lev Nikolayevich) Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian writer. Many consider him to be one the world’s greatest authors of all-time.

Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.
Most things don’t stay the way they are for very long. I take nothing for granted and try to be ready for the change that’s soon to come.
Richard Ford (born 1944) is an American novelist and short story writer. One of his most recognized and honored works is the novel, INDEPENDENCE DAY, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1996.

I may not be able to change the world I see around me, but I can change the way I see the world within me.
From Genesis 1:27: “So God created humans in His image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.”
John Maxwell (born 1947) is an American pastor, author, and speaker. He has written numerous books about leadership, with a Christian point of view.

As we progress along the path we should adopt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is uniquely ours.
Love is the natural flow or outgrowth of the wisdom of oneness.

Whatever’s happening today, remember it is only ONE SCENE in a long movie. Don’t treat it like it’s the whole story. Keep writing the story.
We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing.
Henry Cloud (born 1956) is an American Christian best-selling author and leadership expert.

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
If you don’t change what you are doing today, all of your tomorrows will look like yesterday.

It is easier to endure than to change. But once one has changed, what was endured is hard to recall.
One can never ask anyone to change a feeling.