Only your surface feels empty and longing; in your depths there is a firm weight of fullness.
Only your surface is disturbed; in your deepness there is stillness and total tranquility.
Quit trying so hard. Sit quietly with yourself and you will see that there are no demands within you.
You love yourself, and you are happy, and what you perceive as self-loathing and misery are really outside of you.
You are the observer who watches your emotions as they push, pull and stretch you.
Pain does not define us, neither does joy; our deepest definition is independent of our experiences.
Accepting our pain is a way to say we treasure the sacred gift of life — run to your pain.
Your pain and struggles only serve to remind you that you are alive.
There are natural phases to all life, and wherever you are in life, you are perfectly becoming.
When we are quiet and still we contract and settle.
