Forcing yourself to think happy lies doesn't heal your dreams. Getting to the truth does.

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.

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

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

The moment we begin tolerating meanness, in ourselves and others, we are using our authorial power in the service of wrongdoing. We have both the capacity and the obligation to do better.

I've developed the habit of mentally listing things that make me optimistic about the future. I do it every day.

Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation.