Joy in what we do is not an added feature; it is a sign of deep health.

But compassion is a deeper thing that waits beyond the tension of choosing sides. Compassion, in practice, does not require us to give up the truth of what we feel or the truth of our reality. Nor does it allow us to minimize the humanity of those who hurt us. Rather, we are asked to know ourselves enough that we can stay open to the truth of others, even when their truth or their inability to live up to their truth has hurt us.

We are born with only one obligation - to be completely who we are.

We are love. But in an everyday setting we have to make choices. We have limits. We can love everyone and we can't love everyone.

To journey without being changed, is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and to be transformed by the journeying is to be a pilgrim.

The real & lasting practice for each of us is to remove what obstructs us so we can be who we are.

The mystery is that whoever shows up when we dare to give has exactly what we need hidden in their trouble.