You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the chattering of the rational mind. The rational mind doesn't nourish you. You assume that it gives you the truth, because the rational mind is the golden calf that this culture worships, but this is not true. Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating.

[S]he believed that the Buddhists were right–that if you want, you will suffer; if you love, you will grieve. (68)

Radical self-care is what we've been longing for, desperate for, our entire lives-friendship with our own hearts.

E-books are great for instant gratification - you see a review somewhere of a book that interests you, and you can start reading it five minutes later.

Try to write in a directly emotional way, instead of being too subtle or oblique. Don't be afraid of your material or your past. Be afraid of wasting any more time obsessing about how you look and how people see you. Be afraid of not getting your writing done.

And as it turns out, if one person is praying for you, buckle up. Things can happen.

Greasy food is so comforting when you are hungover.