marriages built on friendship are forever since they are built on companionship. - Jack Canfield

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are we not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fears, our presence automatically liberates others. Return to Love

The simplicity of Aunt Grace’s rules-to-live-by took my breath away. She resolved every day to: 1. Do something for someone else. 2. Do something for myself. 3. Do something I don’t want to do that needs doing. 4. Do a physical exercise. 5. Do a mental exercise. 6. Do an original prayer that always includes counting my blessings. Aunt Grace wrote that she limited herself to six rules because she felt that number to be “manageable.” Here are some of the things she did and recorded in her diary:

Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.