Love for Imperfect Things

Rather than choosing a life in which you do nothing

for fear of making a mistake,

choose a life that improves through failure and pain.

And shout out loud to your struggling self,

“I love you so much.”

We consider it good to be good to others, but don’t forget that you have a responsibility to be good to yourself first.

When our mind is quiet and we look at our emotions from the outside, something unexpected happens: We sense the loving presence of our inner silence, watching those emotions with composure. If you are religious, the inner silence may feel like the presence of God or another transcendental being. We thought we were struggling alone in the world, but in the stillness we sense “the one” who is always with us, who looks at our mind with compassion.

Difficulties are blessings in disguise to foster mindfulness.

THE HARDEST THING IN THE WORLD is putting what you know into practice, and making sure your actions do not contradict your words.

there is a gap between what you know and how you act.

“True freedom
is being without anxiety about imperfection.”

we leave home in search of something wonderful,
only to realize that what we long sought
has been inside us all along.

a good thought is not as pleasant as the peaceful silence

Things don’t get forgiven right away
just because you say you’re sorry.