Meditation isn’t about what’s happening; it’s about how you relate to what’s happening.

When you're wide open, the world is a good place.

With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.

Even in the midst of devastation, something within us always points the way to freedom.

One of the things that I think makes it hard in this society for us to tell the truth is the kind of conventional relationship to adversity. Things aren't always easy and rather than being taught to have kindness to ourselves and others in the light of that we're taught something very different; that it's wrong and rejected - that's a lot of conditioning to step away from.

Dedicating some time to meditation is a meaningful expression of caring for yourself that can help you move through the mire of feeling unworthy of recovery. As your mind grows quieter and more spacious, you can begin to see self-defeating thought patterns for what they are, and open up to other, more positive options.

We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.