The really potent part of love is that it allows you to carry around beliefs about yourself that make you feel special, desirable, precious, innately good. Your lover couldn't have seen [these qualities] in you, even temporarily, if they weren't part of your essential being.

Your first daily priority should be stillness, attention to what you really know and what you really feel.

I have discovered that many of the things I thought were priceless are as cheap as costume jewelry, and much of what I labeled worthless was, all the time, filled with the kind of beauty that directly nourishes my soul... Now I think that the vast majority of us "normal" people spend our lives trashing our treasures and treasuring our trash. We bustle around trying to create the impression that we are hip, imperturbable, omniscient, in perfect control, when in fact we are awkward and scared and bewildered.

You get social pressure from your parents, who teach you to pay attention to certain things and not to others. You get it in school.

When making a decision, focus on what feels "shackles off" versus "shackles on".

This very moment of your life, if you experience it fully, will show you astonishing wonders and exquisite delights.

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