Our strength will continue if we allow ourselves the courage to feel scared, weak, and vulnerable.

A man went to Istanbul, his first visit there. On his way to a business meeting, this man lost his way. He began raging at himself for getting lost, until a realization allowed him to transcend his ire. "How can I be lost? I've never been here before?" pp 104-105

Like it or not, i was already learning that in the worst and darkest time, I would find specks of light, moments of joy. What I didn't want to learn was the other, harsher lesson - that in life's brightest moments there would also be unbearable pain. p 87

other people maay be there to help us, teach us, guide us aolng our path, But the lesson to be learned is always ours

We need to build downtime into our lives, so that we can have solitude without feeling overcome with guilt.

There is honor in all work, in all tasks, but take it one step further. Make what you do a labor of love. Then your work will truly touch and change the world in the way you desire. The work you do, whatever your chosen field, will be work that heals.

Our best problem-solving resource is peace. Solutions arise easily and naturally out of a peaceful state.