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

Forgiveness ... is the finishing of old business that allows us to experience the present, free of contamination from the past.

Throughout the life cycle we consciously and unconsciously edit the events of our life, trying to give them meaning.

If we don't forgive ourselves for our mistakes, and others for the wounds they have inflicted upon us, we end up crippled with guilt. And the soul cannot grow under a blanket of guilt, because guilt is isolating, while growth is a gradual process of reconnection to ourselves, to other people, and to a larger whole.

Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self, it's no wonder that we get hooked on thinking that happiness comes from the satisfaction of desires. This is the meaning of the

If you take a single step toward positive change, that divine energy will take a hundred steps toward you. New worlds and unbelievable possibilities will open up for you. The synchronicities that will begin appearing in your life will become a source of delight and amazement.

The question is not if we are going to die or not, but how are we going to live.