Because
I have known despair
I value hope

Because
I have tasted frustration
I value fulfillment

Because
I have been lonely
I value love

~~~ Leonard Nimoy

There is nothing you can see that is not a flower. There is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~~ Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)

Addiction is giving up everything for one thing. Recovery is giving up one thing for everything.

Competition is the law of the jungle, but cooperation is the law of civilization. ~~ Peter Kropotkin

One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. ~~ Henry Miller