It hurts like hell when the world won't invest in you. But it's excruciating, almost more than you can bear, when you don't believe and invest in yourself.

Survival lies in sanity, and sanity lies in paying attention...the capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.

... success or failure, the truth of a life really has little to do with its quality. The quality of life is in proportion, always, to the capacity for delight. The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.

We tend to think being hard on ourselves will make us strong. But it is cherishing ourselves that gives us strength

The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.

You do not need to work to become spiritual. You are spiritual; you need only to remember that fact. Spirit is within you. God is within you. (67)

I am breathing in and out. Realizing this, I began to notice that each moment was not without its beauty.