I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
Daring greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need. To talk about how you’re feeling. To have the hard conversations.
I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.
You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.
We are hardwired to connect with others, it’s what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering.
Vulnerability is the core of shame and fear and our struggle for worthiness, but it appears that it’s also the birthplace of joy, of creativity, of belonging, of love.
Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement.
I stopped looking for a Dream Girl, I just wanted one that wasn’t a nightmare.
Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
Become genuinely interested in other people.
Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness.
If you want others to like you, if you want to develop real friendships, if you want to help others at the same time as you help yourself, keep this principle in mind: Become genuinely interested in other people.
Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all – the apathy of human beings.
True friends never become apart; maybe in distance but never in heart.
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?