Own your failure openly, publicly, with genuine regret but absolutely no shame, and you’ll reap a harvest of forgiveness, trust, respect, and connection-the things you thought you’d get by succeeding. Ironic, isn’t it?

The only way to the Place beyond Fear is to do the thing you fear most. This is how to surrender to your best destiny.

We virtually never feel our age, but thinking that we should can lead to disaster.

To be really productive, it's as important to rest when we're tired as it is to work when we're inspired.

When you meet people, show real appreciation, then genuine curiosity.

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.

I now believe that bêtes noires usually attack because we're thwarting our own destinies. Calming the beast turns us toward our best lives.