Embrace the beautiful mess that you are.

My heart skipped a beat and then flat-out tripped over itself and fell on its face. Then my heart stood up, brushed itself off, took a deep breath and announced: "I want a spiritual teacher.

You might get nothing out of it at all except a beautiful, long life where all you did was follow your gorgeous curiosity. And that should be enough too.

The inability to open up to hope is what blocks trust, and blocked trust is the reason for blighted dreams.

How could two people who were so in love not end up happily ever after? It had to work. Didn’t it?

It's still two human beings trying to get along, so it's going to be complicated. And love is always complicated. But humans must try to love each other, darling. We must get our hearts broken sometimes. This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.

Tis' better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly.