No unwanted moment exists greater than our right to walk past the dark, or otherwise fearful parts of us responsible for that painful perception... as long as we're willing to meet, face to face, the lower level of self that fears change, and then work to use its fear to die to it.

It's the rare dog, indeed, that that doesn't long for -- and chase after -- a 'bone.'...

All acts of impatience serve to secretly deflect the one critical revelation that as long as we meet life with any unseen demand, we can't help but be painfully remanded into the hands of one of these two self-punishing states: anger or frustration. They are the bridesmaids of any desire thwarted.

Part 1: The only thing in us that longs to be flattered are unstable parts of us that not only love to be lied to, but that actively seek that kind of support through the careful cultivation of some appearance we put on in order to win it. Part 2: Too late does the fool who dines on flattery discover that not only has his wallet been emptied, but that he is being slowly, secretly, fatted for t...

Any time you do the work, inwardly, to remember - and then look for - the "higher side" of life, you ensure that "low moments" not only lose their power over you, but that who you are in these moments will be increasingly immune to the world of "thrills and chills!"...

No oak became mighty in a moment,...

You can't reconcile the pain of the past by talking to yourself about it anymore than you can "clean up" spilled soup and put it back in the pot.

Negative self-images are secret self-love in reverse!...

Negative imagination is the preferred intoxicant of that lower level of self that loves to drink from its dark cup!...

We will make detailed preparations for a single day off, lay out careful plans for a special date, or spend untold moments worrying over what we should wear; but few of us rarely take the time to prepare our interior life to receive the higher impressions that awaken our soul to its substance and meaning.

Compulsive external 'doing' is the negative effect of excessive internal noise.

One of the ways that pain perfects itself is through its incessant struggle to perfect others.