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.

The more you claim your own destiny, the easier it will be to love unconditionally .

The position that I take partly as a result of living in Asia is where you stop living according to your expectations and you become available to experience things as they are.

I explain to everyone I deal with-co-workers, children, friends-that I'm transitionally challenged and they should call me on my cell phone if I'm even a few minutes late. Such calls often come in when I'm happily writing or rearranging the furniture. The monochrones in my life are so organized, they have no trouble remembering to remind me to show up.

Fear is the raw material from which courage is manufactured. Without it, we wouldn't even know what it means to be brave.

If you're living completely on your own, break out of solitary confinement. Seek to understand others, and help them understand you

The way out of fear isn’t safety. It’s freedom.