You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Be determined. The Tempter masters the lazy and irresolute man who dwells on the attractive side of things, ungoverned in his senses, and unrestrained in his food, like the wind overcomes a rotten tree.
A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden.
There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not starting.
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.