This, too, will pass.

Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of consciousness and the burning up of the ego.

True change happens within, not without. Find the Now within. Everybody you come in contact with will be touched by your presence and affected by the peace that you emanate, whether they are conscious of it or not.

Be aware that what you think, to a large extent, creates the emotions that you feel. See the link between your thinking and your emotions. Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them.

It's harder for me, never having brought up a child, to enter the universe of the child.

Enthusiasm is the power that transfers the mental blueprint into the physical dimension.

If the only teacher you have is your suffering, you will need a substantial dose of it for the ego to dissolve. But if the power of spiritual teaching is already at work, then a minor event can dissolve the ego.