Thoughts naturally arise. The point of meditation is not to banish thoughts but to make peace with them by realizing their lack of substance.

Find the heart of it. Make the complex simple, and you can achieve mastery.

Don't be like the preacher who thought about praying while making love with his life and thought about love while praying.

Dream big. Start small and then connect the dots

Avoid fragmentation: Find your focus and seek simplicity. Purposeful living calls for elegant efficiency and economy of effort-expanding the minimum time and energy necessary to achieve desired goals.

Choice means saying no to one thing so you can say yes to another.

Carry your groceries, garden, and do other activities that keep you moving. You will add more years to your life and more life to your years.