Peace is not the absence of ...

Peace is not the absence of conflict it is authority over chaos.
 Danny Silk

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In order to be able to make and keep commitments... to enduring, intimate relationships... you need to be a certain kind of person. You need to be a powerful person. Powerful people take responsibility for their lives and choices. Powerful people choose who they want to be with, what they are going to pursue in life, and how they are going to go after it.
 Danny Silk
One of the reasons people perish without a vision is that they cannot endure the pain and cost required to achieve any worthwhile purpose.
 Danny Silk