Anyone who comes into your life, under any circumstances, has something to teach you.

I have come to believe that there are infinite passageways out of the shadows, infinite vehicles to transport us into the light.

Whenever you go somewhere that speaks to your soul, you are going home to yourself.

Many of us assume that we have to do things a certain way: ignore passion in favor of safer bets, act stoic amid inner turmoil, run on an upward trajectory of success and money acquisition at any emotional cost. But these are not rules.

Somewhere in there, among the worries, questions, advice and advertising jingles, lives your intuition, your true 'inner voice.' You can hear it to the extent that you give it your attention.

Life is full of tough decisions, and nothing makes them easy. But the worst ones are really your personal koans, and tormenting ambivalence is just the sense of satori rising. Try, trust, try, and trust again, and eventually you'll feel your mind change its focus to a new level of understanding.

Creating ways to be happy is your life's work, a challenge that won't end until you die.