We are all too often told by someone that we are too old, too young, too different, too much the same, and those comments can be devastating.

Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you're doing.

Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self.

In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.

Metta sees truly that our integrity is inviolate, no matter what our life situation may be. We do not need to fear anything. We are whole: our deepest happiness is intrinsic to the nature of our minds, and it is not damaged through uncertainty and change.

When we practice metta, we open continuously to the truth of our actual experience, changing our relationship to life.

There is no 'thing' to let go of, but a concept, an idea of an ego that burdens us. As soon as we posit a 'thing' to let go of, we're in trouble. We need to change our view of reality, not attack a nonexistent entity.