There is never a circumstance, no matter how catastrophic, that also does not hold within it an opportunity to better things, to better yourself. Every moment brings with it an opportunity to love, to forgive, to grow beyond your shortcomings.

What if happiness is in fact more about remembering who we are, rather than attempting to change anything or anyone at all?

The roots of addiction can be seen in our search for happiness in something outside of our self, be it drugs, relationships, material possessions.

Becoming less focused on the past and future and not resisting the moment is how to overcome fear, physical pain, and all suffering.

If you believe you are an effect of the world around you - that your happiness is dependent on this thing or that person - then you are always going to be a victim of circumstance to one degree or another.

You may not have chosen what is happening to your body, but you can choose how you respond.

Though few would admit it, most of the time, when people are upset they don't actually want to feel differently, they want agreement and ways to make a situation, condition, or person change.