We do not grow absolutely, chronologically.  We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly.  We grow partially.  We are relative.  We are mature in one realm, childish in another.  The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present.  We are made up of layers, cells, constellations. -Anais Nin

"We learn from adversity, which is a form of spiritual weight lifting...Those who have developed a deeper level of awareness and understanding are able to weather these storms and to learn far more from them as a part of their evolution...we meditate and practice spiritual disciplines...Not to insultate ourselves, but to become fully open, vulnerable, trusting." -Dan Millman

"When you have come to the edge of all light that you know and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing one of two things will happen:  There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly." - Patrick Overton