The more time we spend considering the shortcomings of others, the smaller a person we become.

See that any time you feel pained or defeated, it is only because you insist on clinging to what doesn't work. Dare to let go and you won't lose a thing except for a punishing idea.

The past is as powerless to darken the present moment as is a shadow to reach up and drag down the form that casts it.

Our greatest strength isn't our ability to imagine brighter days ahead, it is that we are empowered-in every present moment-to effortlessly dismiss any dark thought or feeling that, left unattended, diminishes our happiness.

If you love getting gifts - and who doesn't - then why not accept, with gratitude, the greatest gift there is: the present moment.

What you don't want to know about yourself wants to be known, which is why it keeps 'showing up' at your door unannounced!

No condition outside ourselves can create a rut or trap us in it. It's impossible.