As we free ourselves from the suffering of 'something is wrong with me, 'we trust and express the fullness of who we are.'

We're so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it's difficult to be authentic and trust that we'll be accepted just as we are.

That non-attachment gives us the freedom to be exactly who we are.

Mindfulness is a pause - the space between stimulus and response: that's where choice lies.

I knew I could hold myself with that absolute love and compassion.

We are uncomfortable because everything in our life keeps changing -- our inner moods, our bodies, our work, the people we love, the world we live in. We can't hold on to anything -- a beautiful sunset, a sweet taste, an intimate moment with a lover, our very existence as the body/mind we call self -- because all things come and go. Lacking any permanent satisfaction, we continuously need another injection of fuel, stimulation, reassurance from loved ones, medicine, exercise, and meditation. We are continually driven to become something more, to experience something else.

We are waiting for the next moment to contain what this moment does not.