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Sometimes you just have to let go of the old and trust that something better is going to take its place, even if it's scary to face change and the unknown. ”
I do get up in the morning and I try to spend at least half an hour meditating and reading something spiritual. I start my day with meditation and prayer, and I truly believe that all the stuff you do on the outside isn't as important as what you do on the inside. ”
I grew up in Nacogdoches, Texas... raised by my grandmother. We were very poor and had no indoor plumbing. My grandmother was a very religious woman, though, and she gave me a lot of faith and inner strength. ”
In retrospect, I'm grateful for the break-up of my marriage because it forced me to deal with all the buried issues I probably wouldn't have otherwise faced. I'm a better, kinder, happier person today because of the spiritual and emotional growth I've experienced. ”
For anyone going through a divorce or any other painful challenge, the first and most important recommendation I can make is to find some kind of spiritual and emotional support. ”
I used to think that divorce meant failure, but now I see it more as a step along the path of self-realization and growth. ”
The religious idea of God cannot do full duty for the metaphysical infinity. ”
To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float. ”
Faith is a state of openness or trust. ”
But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be. ”