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

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.

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.

Our attitude in the face of life's challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.

I feared my soul was dying, being replaced by the monster I would become.

Every choice is limited. That's life.

Happiness is waking up in the morning with no regrets or worries for the present or future

Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that.

But my whole life has been a matter of fighting for one simple hour to do what I want to do. There was always something getting in the way of my getting to myself.

I don't want to lean back into the past, or forward into the future. I don't want to wish the present moment away.

When you have to wait 10 and 15 years for an approval and then you don't even get the approval, it's no good.

Don't think to come over me with th' old tale, that the rich know nothing of the trials of the poor; I say, if they don't know, they ought to know.

Unless you know who you are, you will always be vulnerable to what people say.

Don’t let anyone steal your milk.