I realize what a strange in-between place I am in. The Young Woman inside has turned to go, but the Old Woman has not shown up.

All my life I've thought I needed someone to complete me, now I know I need to belong to myself.

People, in general, would rather die than forgive. It's that hard.

You have untold strengths and resources inside. You have your glorious self.

It takes a bee 10,000,000 trips to collect enough nectar to make 1 pound of honey.

I wondered what it was like to be inside her, just a curl of flesh swimming in the darkness, the quiet things that had passed between us.

In Radical Optimism, Beatrice Bruteau sets forth a deep and shining vision of spirituality, one that guides the reader into the contemplative life and the very root of our being. Dr. Bruteau is a philosopher of great measure whose work should be required reading for all who seek the deepest truth about themselves.