It's not that "today is the first day of the rest of my life," but that now is all there is of my life.
Letting people in is largely a matter of not expending the energy to keep them out.
No matter what we talk about, we are talking about ourselves
Don't fight a fact, deal with it.
I can't be found in myself; I discover myself in others. That much is clear. And I suspect that I also love and care for myself in others.
Don't strive for love, be it.