The difference between success and failure isn't the absence of fear but the determination to pursue your heart's desires no matter how scared you are.

If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it.

If you're a bit spongy, vulnerable to the unsettling energy of others, count yourself lucky. You've been given an incentive to armor up, to consciously screen out the ubiquitous stresses that afflict humanity.

Instead of hiding your loneliness, bring it into the light. Honor it. Treat it. Heal it. You'll find that it returns the favor.

There are things that can only happen through you when you are still. Silence is often the most important work you can do.

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

Menders of all times and places have taught that silencing the thoughts in our heads and opening to the experience of the body and emotions is the basis of all healing. It's the only means by which we can reclaim our true nature or feel the subtle cues telling us how to find our way through life.