Do not attempt to conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance. ~ Lao Tzu A tree that is unbending is easily broken. ~ Lao Tzu A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~ Lao Tzu Resistance creates suffering. Stress happens when your mind resists what is. The only problem in your life is your mind's resistance to life as it unfolds. ~ Dan Millman We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts? ~ Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference. ~ Reinhold Niebuhr (Serenity Prayer) The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax. ~ Albert Einstein There are two times when a man doesn't understand a woman - before marriage and after marriage. ~ Anonymous Today's affirmation: I practice non-resistance. I accept the wisdom of God in creating the world exactly as it is. ~ Jonathan L. Huie Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~ Chinese proverb Comparisons are odious. ~ Old English Proverb If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~ Chinese Proverb Kindness is better than piety. ~ Yiddish Proverb Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~ Japanese Proverb We will be known forever by the tracks we leave. ~ American Indian Proverb