I was very much a tough New York street kid. I went to a school where you had to learn how to get along with everybody or fight with everybody, and I did my fair share of both.

See If You Can Give Yourself Gifts That May Be True Blessings, Such As Self-Acceptance

Meditation is like farming... the right soil is required to grow anything, nothing will grow if the soil is polluted by striving or pushing too hard.

In any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness.

Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice.

No one can listen to your body for you... To grow and heal, you have to take responsibility for listening to it yourself.

Maybe the fear is that we are less than we think we are, when the actuality of it is that we are much much more.