Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

Forgiveness is primarily for our own sake, so that we no longer carry the burden of resentment. But to forgive does not mean we will allow injustice again.

Every individual in the world has a unique contribution.

We can easily become loyal to our suffering … but it's not the end of the path.

The present moment is really all that we have. The only place you can really love another person is in the present. Love in the past is a memory. Love in the future is a fantasy. To be really alive, love - or any other experience - must take place in the present.

We can struggle with what is. We can judge and blame others or ourselves. Or we can accept what cannot be changed. Peace comes from an honorable and open heart accepting what is true. Do we want to remain stuck? Or to release the fearful sense of self and rest kindly where we are?

Each moment of every day is new and then it vanishes. Where is that day? Where is that moment?