We can proceed according to the planned itinerary, strenuously trying to make life conform to our needs, or we can adapt to whatever we meet and flow without effort.

If we could be sure of everyone and everything, trust would have no value

It's all really very simple. You don't have to choose between being kind to yourself and others. It's one and the same.

Giving kindness does as much good as receiving it...Kind people are healthier and live longer.

The transition from rebellion to acceptance has an extremely important consequence. . . in which we start seeing life as a training school, to teach us what we need to learn.

We are used to thinking in terms of what we can teach our children. Maybe we need to ask ourselves what we may learn from them.

Being kind is the simplest way to become who we really are.