He drew a circle that shut me out – Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win. We drew a circle and took him in.

Love’s a fire that needs renewal of fresh beauty for its fuel.

If it doesn’t feel right, don’t do it. That’s the lesson. That lesson alone, will save you a lot of grief. Even doubt means don’t.

As far back as I can recall, my prayer has been the same: Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.

People will rise to the big and dramatically good – they will yawn at the timid, the unconvincing.

We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting.

It is also good to love, because love is difficult. For one human being to love another human being, that is perhaps the most difficult task that has been entrusted to us, the ultimate task, the final test and proof, the work for which all other work is merely preparation.

If you don’t cry at least once a month as an adult, then you are missing out. You are not living life to the full – you are not in touch with the beauty, the mystery, the grandeur of human existence.

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.

If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.

It is not greed that drives the world, it is envy.

Dreams are good but best done with eyes wide open. Love on the other hand is best done with eyes tightly shut.

My spirit will rise to the bold and dramatically good – it will yawn at the timid and the unconvincing.

The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over and whispers “Grow, grow.”

This is an Inspirational Speech

It’s easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone

Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world; but to change ourselves.

Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

Sufi author, teacher and mystic Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee defines Sufism and explains how it’s all about love and the heart. Llewellyn reveals what he believes to be the source of true happiness, and he discusses why it’s difficult for people to embrace the idea of oneness when the world feels so broken.