Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.

Life's work is to wake up, to let the things that enter your life wake you up rather than put you to sleep.

Like all explorers, we are drawn to discover what's out there without knowing yet if we have the courage to face it.

What you do for yourself, you're doing for others, and what you do for others, you're doing for yourself.

Our patterns are well established, seductive, and comforting. Just wanting for them to be ventilated isn't enough. Those of us who struggle with this know.

The next time you encounter fear, consider yourself lucky. This is where the courage comes in. Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear. When I was first married, my husband said I was one of the bravest people he knew. When I asked him why, he said because I was a complete coward but went ahead and did things anyhow.

As long as our orientation is toward perfection or success, we will never learn about unconditional friendship with ourselves, nor will we find compassion.