Perhaps the hardest lesson to learn is not to be attached to the results of your actions.

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

To nourish the soul means to become kinder, more compassionate, wiser, and more loving, often through the making of difficult choices that foster growth rather than safety. The nourishment and growth of the soul is the very reason for human life.

Learning to be aware of feelings, how they arise and how to use them creatively so they guide us to happiness, is an essential lifetime skill.

Unpredictability is closely related to uncontrollability.

Some tension is necessary for the soul to grow, and we can put that tension to good use. We can look for every opportunity to give and receive love, to appreciate nature, to heal our wounds and the wounds of others, to forgive, and to serve.

Guilt is the teacher, love is the lesson.