Our time here is magic! It's the only space you have to realize whatever it is that is beautiful, whatever is true, whatever is great, whatever is potential, whatever is rare, whatever is unique, in. It's the only space. Ben Okri

I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature. 
Paulo Coelho

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. 
Confucius

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. 
Charles Spurgeon

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. Helen Keller

Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction. 
E. O. Wilson

We need time to defuse, to contemplate. Just as in sleep our brains relax and give us dreams, so at some time in the day we need to disconnect, reconnect, and look around us. 
Laurie Colwin