Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.
Sadness does not last forever when we walk in the direction of that which we always desired.
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
Whatever you feel, you become. It is your responsibility.
When you are living the best version of yourself, you inspire others to live the best versions of themselves.
In all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable is each other.
Be less of a judge and you will be surprised that when you become a witness and you don’t judge yourself, you stop judging others too. And that makes you more human, more compassionate, more understanding.
Big people don't make people feel small.
And when you’re feeling empty, keep me in your memory. Leave out all the rest, leave out all the rest.
Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
Success on the outside means nothing unless you also have success within.
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
The pain you feel today is the strength you’ll feel tomorrow.
Someone once told me the definition of Hell: The last day you have on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.
Happiness depends only on your mind. When the mind is free of past impressions and future cravings, happiness is there.
Any fool can be unhappy when things are not okay. But it takes courage to be happy even when things are falling apart.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.
I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.
The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.