If our early lessons of acceptance were as successful as our early lessons of anger how much happier we would all be.

When people don't understand that being uncomfortable is part of the process of achievement, they use the discomfort as a reason not to do. They don't get what they want. We must learn to tolerate discomfort in order to grow.

To affirm is to make firm.

..Fear is the energy to do your best in a new situation. The feeling of fear (anxiety, nervousness, shyness, or any of its other aliases) is really "preparation energy". It's getting you ready to excel, to succeed, to do your best and to learn the most.

When you start noticing even a small portion of all there is to be grateful for, you'll find there is no room for lack, hurt, or want. The attitude of gratitude: the great, full feeling.

If you were arrested for being kind to yourself..would there be enough evidence to convict you?

As the world gets dumber and dumber, I feel more and more at home.