Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.

Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.

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

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

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.

On this sacred path of Radical Acceptance, rather than striving for perfection, we discover how to love ourselves into wholeness.

There are some things we can't choose, but in being present we can choose how we want to relate to them

Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.

There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.

Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.

The most powerful healing arises from the simple intention to love the life within you, unconditionally, with as much tenderness and presence as possible.

I write to understand as much as to be understood.

We are thickly layered, page lying upon page, behind simple covers. And love - it is not the book itself, but the binding.

Our insecurities drive us. Our fears control us. We try to hide the first and deny the second and it is exhausting us.

You Know love when you see it, hear it, and feel it." ~ Amunhotep El Bey

I've looked on many women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.

How difficult it is to reach anything approaching a moderate and relatively calm point of view in the midst of one's emotions.

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.

What is important is no longer either a signature or a number, but a code: the code is a password.

Caesar salad is one of my favourite lunch foods. You can shovel it in and talk at the same time.

I have a soft spot for musicians. If a man could ride this roller coaster with me and come out alive, then I guess we'd deserve each other's company.