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

Try seeing your world and yourself this way, eyes open to whatever is before you, mind free of dichotomies. Are you good or bad, fragile or tough, wise or foolish? Yes. And so am I.

The repercussions of one person living in stubborn gladness are incalculable.

I have come to believe that there are infinite passageways out of the shadows, infinite vehicles to transport us into the light.

We can’t save ourselves from fear by seeking safety, because safety always means there’s something to be safe from-in other words, something to fear. The way out of fear isn’t safety. It’s freedom.

People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures.

You shine for who you are ... because no one can steal your light.