A relationship is more of an assignment than a choice. We can walk away from the assignment, but we cannot walk away from the lessons it presents. We stay with a relationship until a lesson is learned, or we simply learn it another way.

Withholding love is a form of self-sabotage, as what we withhold from others we are withholding from ourselves.

I just want to write books or give talks which, if I were in the audience or I were the reader, I would appreciate.

Again--nothing you do or think or wish or make is necessary to establish your worth.

Our hearts are being stretched to span the violence and the suffering in our lives and world, and at the same time we are also witness to so much magnificence and brilliance. We are a species that has produced nuclear weapons, and also one that has developed profound insight into the nature of life itself.

I honor my grief. I try to be kinder to myself. I give myself time to move through and to process whatever is making me sad.

Children are one of the greatest lessons in happiness, constantly challenging us to enjoy the moment, as the next one will not be the same.