Seek art from every time and place, in any form, to connect with those who really move you.
If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing it badly.
Though we often see life troughs as the universe’s conspiracy to ruin us, they’re actually our own true nature inviting us to lay down our weary heads.
As much horror as we have always created, we are a species that keeps moving forward, seeing new sights in new ways, and enjoying the journey.
The heart is a tender but hardy organ. Daring to have a wonderful experience, even though you may get hurt, is the only way you’ll realize its deepest desires.
Somewhere in there, among the worries, questions, advice and advertising jingles, lives your intuition, your true ‘inner voice.’ You can hear it to the extent that you give it your attention.
Most people think that once they’ve found their purpose and the power to practice it, they’ll finally be at peace. Actually, though, it’s only by starting in a place of peace that we find our purpose and power. Peace is the first step and the final lesson we all need to learn.
Learning to spot narcissists and deal with their destructive behavior can save you the world of hurt that awaits anyone who mistakes the near enemy for a friend.
A joyful life isn’t about others; it’s about the brightness that is associated with being alive. Your path to it is through anything that replaces thinking with pure flight, pure joy.
People don’t cry when they lose their hope. They cry when they get it back.
This very moment of your life, if you experience it fully, will show you astonishing wonders and exquisite delights.
The way out of fear isn’t safety. It’s freedom.
Many people think passion is a fuzzy feeling that makes taking action effortless. In fact, it’s the gritty courage and tenacity to forge onward...
My anguish came from my hypothesis that other people’s hypothetical hypotheses about me mattered. Ridiculous!
The more you claim your own destiny, the easier it will be to love unconditionally .
To care for someone can mean to adore them, feed them, tend their wounds. But care can also signify sorrow, as in ‘bowed down by cares.’ Or anxiety, as in ‘Careful!’ Or investment in an outcome, as in ‘Who cares?’ The word love has no such range of meaning: It’s pure acceptance.
Humans only really learn from each other by storytelling. We didn’t evolve to memorize things. We evolved to hear each other’s stories and feel them in our heart. Your life is the most powerful story you can tell.
Stop trying to change your behavior; instead, rethink your beliefs.
Your first daily priority should be stillness, attention to what you really know and what you really feel.
Here is the crux of the matter, the distilled essence, the only thing you need to remember: When considering whether to say yes or no, you must choose the response that feels like freedom. Period.