Quotes from Donald L. Hicks

You can follow the religions where God is small, or you can follow the religions where God is all.

Love opens all channels, while Fear closes them down. Love facilitates sharing, while Fear demands selfishness. Love allows us to be exposed, while Fear insists we be covered. Love provides unconditional acceptance, while fear stipulates requirements. Love enables abundance. Fear chases abundance away.

Happiness and Unhappiness are not things that just happen to you, they are a choice. They are a perspective. Smile, and think about that for a moment. Now smile some more. Not that hard is it?

Whether or not you believe in God, He always believes in You!

Nature will teach us many lessons if we take the time to visit her classroom.

God grew this. Life grew this. Love grew this. God, Life, Love – Interchangeable terms.

Love contains no fear, because the mere presence of fear desecrates love and makes it something less than pure. (Imagine) you have two 5-gallon buckets. In one you have 2 gallons of pure water (Love) and in the other you have 2 gallons of toxic waste (Fear). If you dip 1 gallon of toxic waste and pour it into the water, what do you now have? Two buckets of toxic waste.

Love is the language that transcends all others.

During Life, we cultivate relationships by spending days with others. During eternity, we cultivate relationships by spending lifetimes with others.

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

Your conscience is your morality, expressed.

In war, the only true victory is peace.

If you believe in "luck", always let it be good luck. Always choose to be "lucky", rather than "luckless". Be "happy", rather than "hapless".

Happiness is truly priceless. It costs you nothing.

Life isn't about finding the answers, life is about knowing there are always more questions.

If you nurture Life, Life will nurture you.

When you continually tell Life: "there are things that I lack and things that I want", Life will return that exact experience. But when you continually tell Life: "I have all that I need and am free to serve others", Life will return that exact experience: you will have all you need and will be free to serve others.

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

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

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

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

You can either choose to walk in light and love, or run in fear and darkness. But with the latter, you're more likely to fall.

Anger is the mirror image of fear. It begins as fear, and is expressed outwardly as anger.

Every act of kindness is another step up Heaven's stairway.