In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.

Perhaps we just need little reminders from time to time that we are already dignified, deserving, worthy. Sometimes we don't feel that way because of the wounds and the scars we carry from the past or because of the uncertainty of the future. It is doubtful that we came to feel undeserving on our own. We were helped to feel unworthy. We were taught it in a thousand ways when we were little, and we learned our lessons well.

Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.

From the point of view of the meditative traditions the entire society is suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

There is just this moment. We are not trying to improve or to get anywhere else.

It's okay that the mind drifts away but you just bring it back.

When we let go of wanting something else to happen in this moment, we are taking a profound step toward being able to encounter what is here now. If we hope to go anywhere or develop ourselves in any way, we can only step from where we are standing. If we don't really know where we are standing—a knowing that comes directly from the cultivation of mindfulness—we may only go in circles, for all our efforts and expectations. So, in meditation practice, the best way to get somewhere is to let go of trying to get anywhere at all.