Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help of multiple adults, making for an unsupported life.

I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.

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

Imagine the choices you'd make if you had no fear-of falling, of losing, of being alone, of disapproval.

Most people think that once they've found their purpose and the power to practice it, they'll finally be at peace. Actually, though, it's only by starting in a place of peace that we find our purpose and power. Peace is the first step and the final lesson we all need to learn.

If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

Whoever said that love is blind was dead wrong. Love is the only thing on this earth that lets us see each other with the remotest accuracy.