Strive to be uncynical, to be a hope-giving force, to be a steward of substance.

We can choose reality - stay with it, be here, show up, be open, turn toward the sights and sounds and the thoughts that pass through our minds - or we can turn away.

Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises from concentration.

It's a good thing to be satisfied with what one has.

Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it.

Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.

Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love at all.

Times of scarcity need to be met with generosity, times of fear with comfort, times of uncertainty with presence. When we care for those around us, we create a field of love.

It's all real and it's all illusory: That's Awareness!

Stopping the endless pursuit of getting somewhere else is perhaps the most beautiful offering we can make to our spirits.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

Let go of your mind and then be mindful. Close your ears and listen!

The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.

Change is the end result of all true learning.

Thoughts are shadows. Don't fight them.

I was once afraid of people saying, ‘Who does she think she is?’ Now I have the courage to stand and say, ‘This is who I am.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

If peace comes from seeing the whole, then misery stems from a loss of perspective.

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.