John Bruna

“Patience is an action and a skill to be cultivated. It actually solves more problems that most other actions.”

“Remember, everyone you meet is really trying to do the best they can. No one woke up today and intentionally decided to be mean, difficult, or unreasonable - including you.”

“Today is sacred - for it will never come again. What could be more important than living this day with attention and the intention to be of benefit, to the best of your ability, to all you encounter?”

“Doing the next "right thing" will always bring more genuine happiness than simply doing the next fun thing.”

“Truly listening, attentively, and with care, is one of the simplest and most kind gifts we can give anyone.”

“Your genuine happiness does not come from other people, activities or things, it comes from living a meaningful life - a life that is in alignment with your values and is beneficial.”

“When you look back at the painful and difficult events of your life, you find that they were the times of your greatest personal growth. The challenges of our lives provide us the opportunity to develop our highest potentials.”

“There is no inner peace found in taking care of me and mine. It is present in attending to the needs of we and ours.”

“True freedom is the ability to respond consciously, in the most beneficial way, to whatever life throws at you.”

“Every moment, every breath, is a new opportunity. An opportunity to let go of the past and to become the person you choose to be.”

“Every thought, word, and action plants seeds in the garden of your life. Are you planting seeds of love, compassion, peace, or those of anger, resentment and dissatisfaction? Choose wisely and tend your garden well.”

“When we forgive others, we give ourselves permission to let go of our own suffering.”

“The doors that open and close in our lives are not nearly as important as the person we are when we open them.”

“The only thing that separates the person you are from the person you want to be are the actions you take.”