Seth Adam Smith Quotes

Willpower, though important in its own way, is never enough. In order for you to be truly powerful, you must open up and trust in something beyond yourself—something you cannot prove for certain.

Love is a powerful magic.

If you keep your heart open, that same pain can become a purifying pain, a strengthening pain. If we choose forgiveness over bitterness, that pain can heal instead of hurt. Instead of a pain that divides, it can be a pain that binds. Instead of a pain that breaks us down, it can be a pain that builds us up.

If you truly love someone, have the faith to 'let them go.' Encourage them to be the fullest measure of themselves, and you will be overwhelmed by the love that your spouse returns to you.

Have faith in the light you carry.

Most of the people of this world are asleep in their minds.

When we're constantly thinking about ourselves, our world shrinks.

You cannot defeat darkness by running from it.

There are two forces at work in the world: the power of light and the power of darkness.

Abundance in life is achieved only when we tear down walls and fill our lives with light.

Thus bound together, they sheltered the child from the cold, dark night, enveloping him in warmth.

There are no shortcuts through the wilderness of life.

Do you see the light within yourself? Do you see how you have given it to others?

There's nothing more important in this world than caring for a child.

Your life—your very existence—is a light!

In the quiet of the graveyard, the couple knelt together in soul-stretching silence—wishing, waiting, hoping, praying.

Oh, my child, can you not see? You must let go of yourself. For if a seed wishes to live, it must sacrifice itself and grow outward, not inward.

Every man, woman, and child on this earth is a wandering pilgrim in his or her own way—each searching for a belonging place. That sense of belonging is found only as we care for one another.

The pumpkin is a uniquely American plant, widely regarded as one of the most magical plants in all the world.

Only you can decide what you become.

Always go as far as you can see, then let faith take you the rest of the way.

The only way to fight the darkness around us is to light a fire within us.

All churches are an echo of this—the Cathedral of Nature.

Life is not trying to entertain us, it's trying to teach us.

Fear is destructive and defeating, but faith is constructive and creative.

You are taking things far too literally. Everything you see is merely a symbol for things you do not see. Most of the people of this world are asleep in their minds.

This is the miracle of all miracles—when life sacrifices itself to become something greater. When it awakens to its potential and rises in power. That is true magic.

Love without conditions.

Charity is the entrance to the garden.

We may not be able to control what happens to us, but we can always control how we react.

To love the creations of the Earth is to worship the Being who created them.

Helping someone feel they belong is a magic all its own.

For each of us, there comes a time when we must awaken and become what we were born to become.

I believe each of us is a pilgrim in our own way; we are all lost souls, trying to find our way home.

A bruised apple is not all bad. It still has tremendous potential.

Marriage should liberate, not incarcerate. Real love shouldn't limit a person's potential, it should expand it.

In lifting another person, we also lift ourselves.

Have you spent so much time in the darkness that you cannot understand the light?

Truth is the greatest strength we have against the darkness.

Myths are different than fairy tales or legends. Legends are stories based in history and are more or less true. Myths, on the other hand, are stories containing a deeper truth—stories that transcend time. If you were to travel the world, you would find myths that are remarkably similar to one another—stories of heroes fighting the darkness with the light.

Perhaps we are not really sinners in the hands of an angry God, after all. Perhaps we are all more like seedlings in the hands of a wise gardener.

Those who cling to the shadows will always hate and despise the light.

You cannot defeat darkness by running from it, nor can you conquer your inner demons by hiding them from the world. In order to defeat the darkness, you must bring it into the light.

I have learned that I always feel happier and healthier when I offer genuine love to other people.

Our joy in life is inexorably determined by the degree to which we love.

Our home is a belonging place.

If we have the power and the means, then we must help.

You are worth infinitely more than you could possibly imagine.

Fill your life with light!

Darkness always tries to hide the truth!

Abandon the idea that you will forever be the victim of the things that have happened to you. Choose to be a victor.

Our lives are a journey. As we move forward, we will not only figuratively experience the geography of life: the exhilaration of high mountains, the tranquility of calm meadows, the isolation of treacherous canyons, but we will also experience the seasons of life: the hope of spring, the abundance of summer, the harvest of autumn, and yes, the darkness and depression of winter.

Life is less about finding and more about seeking.

To all who struggle with depression or suicidal thoughts: you are not alone. we are all on this journey together. I promise you that there is hope. Let us reach out to one another and walk together in the sunlight.

Where does your soul walk? Does it walk in the sunlit woods or hide in the shadowy forest?

Faith is believing in something you cannot prove for certain.

Depression thrives in secrecy but shrinks in empathy.

In order to defeat the darkness, you must bring it into the light.

You can't defeat the darkness by keeping it caged inside of you.

We always have a choice. Only you can decide what you become.