When we turn our gaze to the inside, it becomes difficult to locate this familiar sense of self. To overcome that fear we need to feel special in some way.

If you allow yourself to fully feel the life you're in - not conceptually, but viscerally in the present moment - then that is inherently meaningful.

When we are open to ourselves and our own experience, and therefore, open to the world, then the world can respond.

Be willing to be where you actually are. In my experience, that is the most inherently meaningful experience you can have.

Some of us have the good fortune of some type of natural gift, whether it's playing tennis or painting or writing.

The capacity to become aware of the givens of our existence - such as change - and to actually welcome those as just part of our human experience releases the struggle.

What's not often in the present moment is the thinking mind.