Some children are afraid to die because their parents are afraid to die. My own children have come to understand that it's totally okay with me if they die. They don't have to live for my sake.

Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.

All I have is all I need and all I need is all I have in this moment.

It's not what happens in life that bothers us. It's what we're believing about it that bothers us.

I am a lover of what is, not because I'm a spiritual person, but because it hurts when I argue with reality.

If you question your thoughts about when your son is not healthy, you come to see that you're the only one you're worried about. It's like without him, you're not happy - so it's all about your happiness. You want him to live for you - for your happiness.

They say, "Katie, you're wrong." And if I say, "How dare you say that? I have studied and studied." Or, "I am an expert in" whatever area we're talking about. Or, "No, you are wrong! And I think you're rude!" Or anything like that, and if we don't say it out loud, maybe we think it, but that's stressful. The moment I've defended, in any way, I've started the war.