have come to accept that life is a Divine Opportunity to experience; that every occurrence, easy or difficult, is an ordained occasion; and in the midst of these experiences, we are to achieve peace of mind, joy and fulfillment.

“What is the purpose of living?”

There is really only this moment, now. What I do in this moment is of great import. What I have done in the past is only a memory, actually a distorted memory because it has come through my “coffee pot.” The future is only my imagination, what I hope to create. Now, right this moment, is real, the only real we have. How many of us appreciate and

We need to let people know often that we care about them, say the thank yous and the I love yous frequently, and let go of our personal expectations for other’s behavior.

Relationships are evolving, growing and changing all the time as the people in them change. Sometimes we grow together and sometimes we grow apart. This isn’t good and it isn’t bad. It just happens. Because of the uncertainty of living, I think we need to do and say daily what is on our minds and in our hearts.

I have learned that I want to live a purposeful and directed life. A life that, through the aware choices I make, I can find fulfillment.

If we can examine the emotional wounds and scars, childhood patterning, spiritual indoctrination, mental conditioning and beliefs we’ve accumulated over the years, we have the opportunity to refine and/or eliminate that which is no longer necessary for functional, alert living.

write an essay on, “Why I want to be a nurse?” She qualified the assignment by saying, “And I don’t want you to say it’s because you want to help people,”

The idea that we are helping others is a misnomer. We are first and foremost helping ourselves; if others are helped in the process, that is a side effect, not a primary effect. Even the acts we perform that harm us, that make us uncomfortable, are done from past habits, memories and behaviors. Those acts make us feel a sort of comfort in their