It's not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is part of being alive, something we all share.

Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we're holding back.

A further sign of health is that we don't become undone by fear and trembling, but we take it as a message that it's time to stop struggling and look directly at what's threatening us.

Resistance to unwanted circumstances has the power to keep those circumstances alive and well for a very long time.

What if rather than being disheartened by the ambiguity, the uncertainty of life, we accepted it and relaxed into it?

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. Even if we run a hundred miles an hour to the other side of the continent, we find the very same problem awaiting us when we arrive.

When people are hurting, what they really need is someone who is fully there for them - not someone who is condescending or officious. The only way for you to be there for them is by facing your fear or anger, whatever feelings cause you to shut down.