You cannot hurt me. Only I can do that.

If your beliefs are stressful and you question them, you come to see that they aren't true - whereas prior to questioning, you absolutely believe them. How can you live in joy when you're believing thoughts that bring on sadness, frustration, anger, alienation, and loneliness?

If I had a prayer, it would be this: "God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen."

As you inquire into issues and turn judgments around, you come to see that every perceived problem appearing "out there" is really nothing more than a misperception within your own thinking.

Your understanding of another person is limited by what you think you already know. So when you just listen, the person you meet won't match your preconception. The exciting thing is that you usually meet someone much wiser and kinder than you expected. You might also lose track of your ideas about who you are.

Every uncomfortable feeling, every pain, every moment of stress & suffering is for your own self-realizatio n.

The last story: God is everything, God is good.