True peacefulness comes from abandoning the illustion that satisfying desires brings pleasure.

Guilt is the teacher, love is the lesson.

Learning to listen to ourselves is a way of learning to love ourselves.

Thank God for what doesn't need healing.

The stereotype of aging as a progressive loss of function is generally true only for people who stop functioning.

When we are capable of living in the moment free from the tyranny of "shoulds," free from the nagging sensation that this moment isn't right, we will have peaceful hearts.

Growth of the soul is our goal, and there are many ways to encourage that growth, such as through love, nature, healing our wounds, forgiveness, and service. The soul grows well when giving and receiving love. I nourish my soul daily by loving others and being vulnerable to their love. Love is, after all, a verb, an action word, not a noun.