“when people ask me how i've built my following, i tell them this: i work REALLY hard, i TRY to be good and kind to people 100% of the time, i read a lot, i accept my failures, i try and remain present, and i try to live and love with intention.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“keep looking for ways to be a blessing to and for others, and you’ll be astounded at how the blessings circle back to you. astounded.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“we are all seeking, all searching, all journeying and walking towards a greater version of ourselves, each in our own, unique ways - be gentle.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“your happiness is not at all dependent on others acceptance of it, star. know that.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“you will have to continue to kill old behaviors to allow new blessings to flourish”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“no one is any more larger or wiser or better than you - we all journey differently, and to varying degrees. do not judge your process, please.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“My prayer: that you wake up tomorrow better than you did today. Peace and light and love to all.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“Consider for a moment that what you call your "personality" is actually just a composite of habits & behavioral patterns you developed to cope with trauma. Now ask yourself, who am I outside of my pain? Who would I be if I stopped living life as a product of my story?”— Ebonee Davis, twitter.com
“owning our pain allows us the grace to move through it without blaming others for its significance in our lives.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“even when it is hard, bitter, perculiar, difficult and unsavory, give thanks. live and be thankful; live in humility. say grace, and be grateful. even still.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“god does not weigh the value of a star based on proximity; so shall we never compare the journey of our own light to that of another’s”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“how we view the world, and view others in it, can either be a door, or a box.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“all that to say, we should define our truths. but, we should investigate their origins, our biases, and question their existence, too.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“please know, you are more than your trauma, and the circumstances surrounding it.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“There are two ways to think about all this. One way is that life is absurd to start with and that only a mad man goes out and tries to change the world, to fight for good and against evil. The other way is that life is indeed absurd to start with and that it can be given meaning only if you live it…”— Leonard Bernstein, goodreads.com
“The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one note follows another…and leaves us with the feeling that something is right in the world.”— Leonard Bernstein, goodreads.com
“Life without music is unthinkable. Life without music is academic. That is why my contact with music is a total embrace.”— Leonard Bernstein, goodreads.com
“I'm no longer quite sure what the question is, but I do know that the answer is Yes.”— Leonard Bernstein, amazon.com