“Life is short. Focus on what matters and let go of what doesn’t.”

“Outer order contributes to inner calm.” (Gretchen Rubin)

“Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe.” (Oprah Winfrey)

“Become a Possibilititarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sight and see possibilities – always see them, for they are always there.” (Norman Vincent Peale)

“Sometimes the most ordinary things can be made extraordinary simply by doing them with the right people.” (Elizabeth Green)

“You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day, unless you’re too busy; then you should sit for an hour.” (Old Zen saying)

What screws us up most in life is the picture in our head of how it’s supposed to be.

 Hugging is a silent way of saying you matter to me.

This January, why not start the year with an empty jar and fill it with notes about good things that happen. Then, on New Year’s Eve, empty it and see what awesome stuff happened that year.

One day you will realise that material things mean nothing. All that matters is the well-being of the people in your life.