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.

By taking the time to explore charged memories in therapy we might uncover feelings that have been buried for decades.

Buddhist practices offer a way of saying, 'Hey, come back over here, reconnect.' The only way that you'll actually wake up and have some freedom is if you have the capacity and courage to stay with the vulnerability and the discomfort.

Nothing is wrong - whatever is happening is just "real life."

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha.

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

Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.