When you look at it that way, you can see how absurd it is that we individualize ourselves with our fences and hoarded possessions.

Once you learn how to die you learn how to live.

Because if you've found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward.

Everything that gets born dies.

Do I wither up and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left?

Acceptance is not a talent you either have or don't have. It's a learned response. My meditation teacher made a great point about the difference between a reaction and a response: You may not have control over your initial reaction to something, but you can decide what your response will be. You don't have to be at the mercy of your emotions, and acceptance can be your first step toward empowerment . . . For me, acceptance has been the cornerstone to my having an emotionally healthy response to my illness.

There is no formula to relationships. They have to be negotiated in loving ways, with room for both parties, what they want and what they need, what they can do and what their life is like. In business, people negotiate to win. They negotiate to get what they want. Maybe you’re too used to that. Love is different. Love is when you are as concerned about someone else’s situation as you are about your own.