Your curiosity is your growth point. Always.

I focus for periods of time on creative work and I'm very insular during those times - not a lot of socializing. I play when I want. That means I can take off on a retreat, catch a matinee, make friends. My core desired feelings are my time management system.

Gratitude is like love or fresh air - you can't get too much of it.

First. get clear on how you want to feel. Then, do stuff that makes you feel that way.

Eventually, you have to stop picking a fight with your true nature and decide to seek the joy that underlies it all.

Admit to your contentment so it can tip over into joy.

The surest sign that you're working with the life-affirming kind of discipline, rather than the spirit-depressing kind, is that you don't complain very much about doing what it takes.