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

We are what we think about. When we stay fixed on one person, thought or situation, we get caught in the grip of self-centered thoughts. The more we give attention to that which is upsetting, the more strength it has to rule our lives.

We turn pain into suffering by adding on all kinds of beliefs, interpretations and judgments to it.

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

When we do not reject our suffering, or add anything to it, pain is simply pain. It is what we add to our pain that turns it into suffering.

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.

Fear of the future and longing for the past are major factors which impede appropriate action.