How do we keep our inner fire alive? Two things, at minimum, are needed: an ability to appreciate the positives in our life – and a commitment to action. Every day, it's important to ask and answer these questions: ‘What's good in my life?’ and ‘What needs to be done?

We are anxious when there is a dissonance between our "knowledge" and the perceivable facts. Since our "knowledge" is not to be doubted or questioned, it is the facts that have to be altered.

Self-esteem is not a luxury; it is a profound spiritual need.

Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.

Self-respecting men and women think about the consequences of their actions-and are willing to take responsibility for them.

The ultimate test of our integrity is not how we deal with those whom we agree but how we deal with those who we do not agree.

When you are frightened, you typically pull energy in to your center, seeing less, hearing less-shrinking consciousness precisely when you need to expand it.