No part of your experience is wasted. Everything you've experienced so far is part of what you were meant to learn.

I am free, and always have been; free to accept my own reality, free to trust my perceptions, free to believe what makes me feel sane even if others call me crazy, free to disagree even if it means great loss, free to seek the way home until I find it.

Caring for your inner child has a powerful and surprisingly quick result: Do it and the child heals.

I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed to Asian philosophy early in my life.

We are a time-starved people, obsessed with fitting huge achievements into our few years. In the process, we often fill our buckets with things that don't matter or work. But when we give up on trying to change what can't be changed, and simply embrace what we love, a miracle occurs. We notice that the moment to be happy has already arrived. It's here, now.

From a place of stillness, openness, forgiveness and acceptance you can renew your commitment to any eating plan you like.

Don't expect the future to look like the past. Clear away expectations, and let yourself picture a wild, grand new world.