The process of spotting fear and refusing to obey it is the source of all true empowerment.

I practice staying calm all the time, beginning with situations that aren't tense.

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.

The effect of emotional venting is to sustain an unsatisfactory status quo. Most people think the opposite, that complaining is part of an effort to change an unsatisfying situation. Nope. Complaining lets off pressure so that we neither explode with frustration nor feel compelled to take the often risky steps of openly opposing a difficult person or situation. Keeping emotional pressure tolerably low doesn't change problematic circumstances but rather perpetuates them.

No part of your experience is wasted. Everything you've experienced so far is part of what you were meant to learn.

Imagine what you'd do if it absolutely didn't matter what people thought of you. Got it? Good. Never go back.

I’ll tell you what it’s time to do right now. It’s time to set your schedule in order so that you don’t look back on the day of your death and wonder why you never really lived. It’s time to ignore the opinions of those who think your life should be all about their cause, their rules, their agenda, and not your soul’s desire. It’s time to stop flagellating and start dancing.