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

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.

Everyone knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it.

Life is like a wrestling match- we struggle to fight but we never know that the only side that wins is the one with great love in it.

Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too - even when you're in the dark. Even when you're falling.

If you don’t have the support and love and caring and concern that you get from a family, you don’t have much at all.

What's wrong with being number two?