Acceptance doesn't mean that you've resigned yourself to live the rest of your life with a particular person, or in a particular situation. It just means that you won't cause yourself emotional discomfort because of the way things are in this moment.

You always have enough to be happy. It's the patterns in your head that make you unhappy.

When a tire blows, you simply accept that this is the here and now reality of your life. You've lost the tire, but that doesn't mean that you have to lose your peace and serenity. Now, serenely, begin to take the necessary steps in order the change the tire.

I am discovering how my consciousness dominating addictions create my illusory version of the changing world of people and situations around me.

Happiness happens when your consciousness is not dominated by addictions and demands - and you experience life as a parade of preferences.

We are not the personalities that our egos are so valiantly defending. Our personalities are simply the result of our current programming.

You add to the suffering in the world when you take offense, just as much as you do when you give offense.