Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.

Patience is the training in abiding with the restlessness of our energy and letting things evolve at their own speed.

The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart.

Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts. Each time we drop our complaints and allow everyday good fortune to inspire us, we enter the warrior's world.

The next time you lose heart and you can’t bear to experience what you’re feeling, you might recall this instruction: change the way you see it and lean in. Instead of blaming our discomfort on outer circumstances or on our own weakness, we can choose to stay present and awake to our experience, not rejecting it, not grasping it, not buying the stories that we relentlessly tell ourselves. This is priceless advice that addresses the true cause of suffering—yours, mine, and that of all living beings.

Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. Why? Because it is all we ever have.