You know you're surrendered to God when you rely on God to work things out instead of trying to manipulate others, force your agenda, and control the situation. You let go and let God work.

There is no greater antidepressant than communication and fellowship with God.

You have to trust God even when you don't get what you want.

Stand up for 1 to 2 minutes, and thank God for the many blessings in your day and life. (Chapter 6 will inspire you even more with the power of gratitude for your mental health.) Stretch your shoulders and arms, but close your eyes to worship God in silence. Squat up and down 5 to 10 times while thinking about how you are becoming Daniel Strong. With each repetition, thank God for a strong, healthy body and the ability to move.

Another of Brother Lawrence's helpful ideas was to pray shorter conversational prayers continually through the day rather than trying to pray long sessions of complex prayers.

Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine.

Gratitude turns negative energy into positive energy. There is no situation or circumstance so small or large that it is not susceptible to gratitude's power.

The best, the surest and the most effective way of establishing PEACE on the face of the earth is through the great power of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

Every day I pray. I yield myself to God and the tensions and anxieties go out of me and peace and power come in.

I have noticed that the Universe loves Gratitude. The more Grateful you are, the more goodies you get.

We all need God's power in our lives, and prayer is the dynamic that releases His power, sometimes in dramatic ways.

I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things.