All manifestation of fear is a reflection of the fact that humanity has forgotten its spiritual identity. In beginning to remember it, we put fear on notice that its days are numbered.

The greatest force of personal liberation is the decision to widen our circle of compassion, moving from focus on self to focus on service.

Fear is trusting in your own power.

I also think the women's movement has unintentionally contributed to the dishonoring of motherhood. It happened because we made such a big deal about our right to go out into the world.

No one is longing to meet a desperate needy, angry, withholding, controlling person. If your beloved is out there they can't pick up your signals if you're dwelling in those spaces within yourself.

We arrogantly assume that the nervous system doesn't really need to be coaxed into romance. That romance comes from some other place.

...available people are the ones who are dangerous, because they confront us with the possibility of real intimacy.