Welcoming imperfection is the way to accomplish what perfectionism promises but never delivers. It gives us our best performance and genuine acceptance in the family of human -- and by that I mean imperfect -- beings.

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

Stop fixating on stuff you can touch and start caring about stuff that touches you.

You have the freedom to live and let live, to love and let love. Granting yourself that freedom is one of the healthiest, most constructive things you can do for yourself and the people who matter to you.

If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it.

Your relationship is not supposed to be perfect all the time, your business is not supposed to do well all the time, your soufflés are not supposed to raise perfectly all the time. Everything is designed to go wrong so that you can gain the skills of rediscovering your tracks, even in difficult or frightening circumstances. Especially in difficult and frightening circumstances.

The holy days are the best times to focus on real enthusiasm, the inner source that lightens and sanctifies our lives all year.