No one that ever lived has ever had enough power, prestige, or knowledge to overcome the basic condition of all life - you win some and you lose some.

By tuning in to your minute-to-minute stream of consciousness, you discover the addictions that make you worried, anxious, resentful, uptight, afraid, angry, bored, etc. You thus use every uncomfortable emotion as an opportunity for consciousness growth. Even though you may still be feeling emotional and uptight, you begin to get at the roots of your ups and downs - your brief bits of pleasure and your long periods of unhappiness.

Conscious people always have a choice of whether to try to modify the actions of people around them or to change their response to the incoming stimuli.

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

Be aware that the difference between heaven and earth is not so much altitude but attitude.

I feel with loving compassion the problems of others without getting caught up emotionally in their predicaments that are offering them messages they need for their growth.

View others as unfolding beings in their journey toward higher consciousness.