We can find true refuge within our own hearts and minds-right here, right now, in the midst of our moment-to-momen t lives.

If I can forgive the attachment in myself and open to the vulnerability that's underneath it, then rather than fixating on another person to satisfy my need, I'm actually going right to where the needs come from and able to bring a real healing.

Each time you meet an old emotional pattern with presence, your awakening to truth can deepen. There’s less identification with the self in the story and more ability to rest in the awareness that is witnessing what’s happening. You become more able to abide in compassion, to remember and trust your true home. Rather than cycling repetitively through old conditioning, you are actually spiraling toward freedom.

Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.

Our attitude in the face of life's challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.

Underneath the stress is fear, and the biggest is our own personal fear of failure.

Just come into stillness. Have your intention be to relax with the breath. That will begin to set in motion a habit that will start to train the mind.