Furthermore, worrying about people and problems doesn't help. It doesn't solve problems, it doesn't help other people, and it doesn't help us. It is wasted energy.

We don't just get our choice; we get the consequence that choice creates.

When our heart is broken, we can't hear it. And when we can't hear our heart, we can't hear God.

Real power comes when we stop holding others responsible for our pain, and we take responsibility for all our feelings.

the more we are focused on controlling and changing others, the more unmanageable our life becomes. The more we focus on living our own life, the more we have a life to live, and the more manageable our life will become.

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

Acceptance is the magic that makes change possible. It is not forever, it is for the present moment