If babies held the same tendency toward self-criticism as adults, they might never learn to walk or talk. Can you imagine infants stomping, 'Aarggh! Screwed up again!' Fortunately, babies are free of self-criticism. They just keep practicing.

Be happy now, without reason - or you never will be at all.

My life has been less like a light switch suddenly turning on, and more like a dimmer switch slowly turned up, over time, more in some moments than others.

To see where something leads, it's best to wait until you've reached the end.

Life comes at us in waves. We can't predict or control those waves, but we can learn to surf

Simplicity has power. Founding our life on constructive, positive behavior is the simplest, most direct, and powerful approach I've ever found-simple, but not easy.

Meditation is a valuable exercise, but eventually you have to open up your eyes and look around.