Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else.

Anyone who comes into your life, under any circumstances, has something to teach you.

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 position that I take partly as a result of living in Asia is where you stop living according to your expectations and you become available to experience things as they are.

Many of us assume that we have to do things a certain way: ignore passion in favor of safer bets, act stoic amid inner turmoil, run on an upward trajectory of success and money acquisition at any emotional cost. But these are not rules.

Bad habits fill needs, so find good alternatives for them.

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