A time of uncertainty, of not knowing exactly where we're headed, or what kind of choice to make is a Zen moment.

Change is the very basis of our life, not to be fought, to be welcomed and tasted, to be seen for the gift it truly is.

When we are willing to accept our experience, just as it is, a strange thing happens: it changes into something else. When we avoid pain, struggle not to feel it, pain turns into suffering.

All the insight we will ever need to live well will come from fully being who and where we are.

It is a mistake to expect all of our needs to be met by one person or in one relationship. Honor and be grateful for that which you receive. Don't become bitter and spend all your time focusing on that which the person is not able to provide.

Unless we base our sense of identity upon the truth of who we are, it is impossible to attain true happiness.

When we are in a truly loving relationship, we receive the gift of being known and accepted. We become more, not less, of who we are. We receive the space in which to bloom. This is how we know we are in a loving relationship. We are blooming, and the one we love is blooming as well.