The important thing is to tell yourself a life story in which you, the hero, are primarily a problem solver rather than a helpless victim. This is well within your power, whatever fate might have dealt you.

Any moment you spend attacking yourself is a moment away from your higher purpose and your power to love. Don't go there.

Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real problems.

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.

As soon as you think you know someone else's truth better than they do, you are in deep water.

I practice staying calm all the time, beginning with situations that aren't tense.

If you did nothing but pursue the truth about yourself for the rest of your life, you would never run out of fresh discoveries.