"'Go your own way, on the path you select for yourself, corresponding to your own innermost inclinations. Don't accept any statement because I made it even if it is true hundred times over...
"The Mayans used the onion to represent layers upon layers that are peeled away to reveal the spiritual essence of the healed human being...
"The truth is that meaningful change is a process. It can be uncomfortable and is often risky, especially when we're talking about embracing our imperfections, cultivating authenticity, and looking the world in the eye and saying, 'I am enough...
"Surrender is an expression of trust, a way of saying, ' I am available to what wants to emerge through me. I give my consent to it.' It is a recognition that we are cradled by Existence and are ultimately...
"Stability is a matter of perception. Find where you can openly flow and expand in the midst of seeming complexity...
"In awakened awareness the experience of aloneness is not a cause for fear or despair. It is a sanctuary of silence, a private abode, 'a room of one's own'; the place loneliness cannot reach..."
"I pulled down the zipper of the thorn-laden coat of armor that shielded my soul. I took into myself a YES, whose hush syllabant sound swelled like a soft sea breeze...
"Today I will factor in uncertainty as an essential ingredient of my experience. In my willingness to accept uncertainty, solutions will spontaneously emerge...
"Each of you has danced this dance before, most likely with each other. And the ease with which you slip into the rhythms of interaction with these perfect strangers underscores the significance of these seemingly random connections..."
"There are two types of language in the world; the language of the intellect in the language of the heart. The language of the heart, the language of love, which is related to the feminine principle...
"We have the choice to be true to the gifts we are given... They are simply not for our personal selves. The gifts are for our larger self, for the role we have in the larger community of things...
"Something needs to validate the intuitive movements along the way, something needs to function as teacher or guide. That something is synchronicity as a way of life, a path of steady observation and response to the little messages that come...
"Take time to savor your connectedness to the eternal. Make a place in the structure of your schedule of 'obligations' to experience the sensations that come of having opened...
"And when the blue heron, breaking his long breast feathers, sees one feather fall, does he know I will find it? Will he see me holding it in my hand?
"You stand at the threshold of a grand adventure. And the extend to which you are able to experience the fullness of that journey is determined by the extend to which you are able to let go of the scenarios...
"When you open yourself to the continually changing, impermanent dynamic nature of your own being and of reality, you increase your capacity to love and care about other people and your capacity to not be afraid."
"The most difficult thing for most of you is making the commitment to believe you deserve love. No one else has to love you. You are not here to go around gathering love from other people to convince yourself that...
“In becoming a conscious dreamer, you can assist in literally creating a new reality for yourself, as well as contributing to the larger dream that is emerging...
"Love yourself. Remember: beliefs that are ready to be transformed show you the way through their shadows...
"When we surrender we let go of our attachment how things happen on the outside and we become more concerned with what happens on the inside...
"Your life is a sacred journey. And it is about change, growth, discovery, movement, transformation, continuously expanding your vision of what is possible, stretching your soul, learning to see clearly and deeply...
"The turnaround is the most important part of the flight path. When you make it, you move the whole world forward...
"The first step to seeing beauty in all things is being in a state of deep appreciation. This practice will open the veils between worlds. It is not easy to accomplish this task. Have patience with yourself. Everyday, keep opening...
"It is through my own talents and abilities, through my own use of these in this time, that I create those gifts I imagined. Now I give form to the love I feel for another. Now I create my gift...
"There is a world out there waiting for you, a world that you've only dreamed of. But you're the only one who can make it come true. Use the strength you've got inside you to open the door...
"In my own struggles and in my own darkness, I have found bits of gold that have changed me. One of those bits is the realization that we're all connected, we all matter and that we're not alone...
"No matter how much we turn our faces from the earth, she is always with us. The sweetwater of the Spirit reaches to us from the earth herself. Our very bodies are composed of the same substances..."
"It is part of the goodness of your spirit. It is that mysterious and intriguing part of your spiritual life. Magic is what we are all looking for...
"Sacrificing who we are for the sake of what other people think just isn't worth it. Yes, there can be authenticity growing pains for the people around us, but in the end, being true to ourselves is the best gift...
"Energy fields are everywhere; we wander in and out of them all the time. When we feel the connection, commonality, and energy in a group, we are in its field: it is palpable...
