That nothing is static or fixed, that all is fleeting and impermanent, is the first mark of existence. It is the ordinary state of affairs. Everything is in process. Everything - every tree, every blade of grass, all the animals, insects, human beings, buildings, the animate and the inanimate - is always changing, moment to moment.

One of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.

We don't experience the world fully unless we are willing to give everything away.

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

Affirmations are like screaming that you're okay in order to overcome this whisper that you're not. That's a big contrast to actually uncovering the whisper, realizing that it's a passing memory, and moving closer to all those fears and all those edgy feelings that maybe you're not okay. Well, no big deal. None of us is okay and all of us are fine. It's not just one way. We are walking, talking paradoxes.

Appreciate everything, even the ordinary... Especially the ordinary.

We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment.