Each loss brings growth with it, and learning to handle new experiences and taking charge of your needs is part of the transformative process.

There is nothing like feeling truly "awake" and aware of my life and what it means to me. So I look ahead and think, "There is still so much to be done, and I will continue to make the most of it.

I would still rather feel things and live life to the fullest rather than hide in a cave and attempt to protect myself from the uncertainties of the world.

We never truly "get over" a loss, but we can move forward and evolve from it.

I believe I gather strength from the generations of women who came before me - that together we all hold the suffering of the world.

It is true that the grief journey is very lonely, but it is also up to you to decide just how lonely you will make it.

The truth is, we never know what life will bring us and we don't have as much control as we might think we have. But we CAN choose how we walk through life and how we spend our time.

You have to do what feels right for you. Do not let anyone influence you otherwise. It is your mind, your heart, and your own internal wisdom that will lead you in the direction you need to go.

Once you have walked down the grief path, what you have gained on your journey may turn into invaluable advice for someone else.

I began to feel that nature itself was nurturing me, reminding me that life still offered beauty and calm, and that I was also made out of these elements.

Remember to view yourself and your humanness with a kind heart.

When people see you're happy doing what you're doing, it sort of takes the power away from them to tease you about it.

He has cat blood, I reflected sourly, no doubt that was how he managed to sneak up on me in the darkness.

If you’re not proud of what you do, you’re not done.

Thoughts naturally arise. The point of meditation is not to banish thoughts but to make peace with them by realizing their lack of substance.

Of great wealth there is no real use, except in its distribution, the rest is just conceit.

He that lends, gives.

Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way.

You can't make the other fellow feel important in your presence if you secretly feel that he is a nobody

I play music a lot but on my own mostly, so it was nice to be around other people. There was a certain sense a relief in the physical act of just playing and being with other musicians.

He also always blesses humble beginnings much more than those accompanied by a lot of show.