Mistakes only cost you when you don't acknowledge them.

Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.

Always focus on your effort, instead of the results of that effort.

Don't ruin a good today by thinking of a bad yesterday, Let it go!

No matter where you're from or what you've done, you're never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.

In the yogic tradition, this principle of using intense effort to burn through life's distractions is called Tapas. It's another Sanskrit word, roughly defined as "heat" or "essential energy." The concept is that through a disciplined approach to work and self-sacrifice, Tapas will burn away the negativity that separates us from God. By working our hardest and happily enduring the hardships of life we are able to create a sense of peace and clarity in ourselves.

The poets who do this are uniquely conscious of this silence, this stillness.