Softening what is rigid in our hearts.

Buddhism itself is all about empowering yourself, not about getting what you want.

It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it's what we say to ourselves about what happens.

Everybody loves something, even if it's only tortillas.

It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately filling up space.

Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.

The way I regard those who hurt me today will affect how I experience the world in the future. In any encounter, we have a choice: we can strengthen our resentment or our understanding and empathy. We can widen the gap between ourselves and others or lessen it.