Be brave enough to turn away from shiny objects, and toward the light that makes them shine.

Stop trying to change your behavior; instead, rethink your beliefs

Life is full of tough decisions, and nothing makes them easy. But the worst ones are really your personal koans, and tormenting ambivalence is just the sense of satori rising. Try, trust, try, and trust again, and eventually you'll feel your mind change its focus to a new level of understanding.

The only map of your right life is written on your soul at its most peaceful, and the only sure compass is your heart at its most open.

When you do the thing you fear, the thing loses its power to scare.

Don’t hide love. If you feel it, express it-not to demand that others love you back, but simply to live outwardly the best of what you feel inwardly. The worst that can happen to your heart is not rejection by another person but failure to act on the love you feel.

By the end of your incredibly arduous, disappointing, stressful journey, you will be your true self, in a place where you belong, with friends who truly understand you and bring all sorts of opportunities your way.