“Fear is a poison produced by the mind, and courage is the antidote stored always ready in the soul”

“Fact: No matter how smart and courageous and well-intentioned you are, there's always a chance that you would not become the person you envisioned yourself being, because your own mind or body could fail you.”

“Funny, how one good cookie could calm the mind and even elevate a troubled soul.”

“...I felt fear enter the halls of my mind, but I didn't give it the keys to every room.”

“we must seize life because we never know how much of it remains for us, that faith is the antidote to despair and that laughter is the music of faith.”

“Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.”

“Intuition is seeing with the soul.”