That non-attachment gives us the freedom to be exactly who we are.

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 will live this life the only way I know how. With love at its core. With love in my heart.

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.

I do write all the time about - you tell me what your dreams are. What are you chasing? It's not impossible. Name it.

I remember once, when I started writing for the alto saxophone, a saxophonist told me to think of it as being like a cross between an oboe and a viola, but louder.

Sadly, the truth is, there aren't many people who can be put in high positions who won't start thinking highly of themselves.

Women have waited millions of years, growing separate as another species, with visions and priorities no man-words, no man-measurements can comprehend.

Reformed theology belongs to this confessional tradition, and Reformed theologians and churches continue to write confessions even today.

Africa is not poor, Africa is being looted

In the end, it is conscience that will have the last word, stronger than all strategies, all ideologies and also all religions.... Peace is still possible.

We can love ourselves by loving the earth.