Things become clear when there is no escape.

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. They teach us to perk up and lean in when we feel we’d rather collapse and back away. They’re like messengers that show us, with terrifying clarity, exactly where we’re stuck. This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it’s with us wherever we are.

Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we're stuck.

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

Somehow, in the process of trying to deny that things are always changing, we lose our sense of the sacredness of life. We tend to forget that we are part of the natural scheme of things.

Suffering begins to dissolve when we can question the belief or the hope that there's anywhere to hide.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.