Donald L. Hicks

“If the tree doesn't hug you back, it's not a problem with the tree, it's a problem with your heart.”

“Seek to be served, and you become a servant. Seek to serve others, and you become a master.”

“If you give, expecting something in return, it's not really giving at all.If you love, expecting something in return, it's not really loving at all.”

“What is conditional love? Conditional love is an oxymoron. Conditional love is an imposter of love. Conditional love is something other than love, because you cannot conditionalize the un-conditional.”

“So when someone would love to see you fail, forgive them, and draw upon that motivation to succeed.”

“Money is an inanimate object. It can do good works or bad works depending on the hands that wield it, and the hearts governing those hands.”

“Your conscience is your morality, expressed.”

“Life is not something that happens to us, Life happens through us.”

“My path is not a better path, it is simply a different path.”

“You cannot be a positive influence to the “sinners at the table" if you refuse to dine with them.”

“If you learn from every mistake, you never fail at anything.”

“At the heart of all anger, all grudges, and all resentment, you'll always find a fear that hopes to stay anonymous.”

“Forgiveness is not a gift you give someone else, forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself.”

“No church or synagogue pew can produce a higher awareness of God than sitting at the base of a tree and observing His creation.”

“Money can take you many places, but imagination can take you anywhere.”

“Always let your inner light shine. By doing so, you not only light a path for yourself, but also light a way for others.”

“If you Love all Life you observe, you will observe all Life will Love.”

“When you show others love, you are shown love. When you give love, you receive love.”

“Make your life a magical journey of Life, encountering Life.”

“Each truth we find (in life) leads us a step closer to God.”