I buried myself in accomplishments, because with accomplishments, I believed I could control things, I could squeeze in every last piece of happiness before I...
Dying is only one thing to be sad over, Mitch.Living unhappily is something else.
The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves...You have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't...
Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts...
So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because...
The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in. Let it come in.We think we...
I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I concentrate on all the good things still in my life. On the...
Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel.And if you are ever going to have other people trust you,...
Mitch, the culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're about to die.We're so wrapped up with egoistical things, career, family, having...
To know you're going to die, and to be prepared for it at any time. That's better. That way you can actually be more involved...
If you really listen to that bird on your shoulder, if you accept that you can die at any time - then you might not...
The fact is, there is no foundation, no secure ground, upon which people may stand today if it isn't the family.It's become quite clear to...
There is no experience like having children. That's all. There is no substitute for it. You cannot do it with a friend. You cannot do it...
Learn to detach. Don't cling to things, because everything is impermanent. Detachment doesn't mean you don't let the experience penetrate you. On the contrary, you...
Turn on the faucet. Wash yourself with the emotion. It won't hurt you. It will only help.If you let the fear inside, if you pull...
If aging were so valuable, why do people always say, "Oh, if I were young again."You know what that reflects? Unsatisfied lives. Unfulfilled lives. Lives...
Accept who you are and revel in that. This is your time to be in your thirties. I had my time to be in my...
We put our values in the wrong things. And it leads to very disillusioned lives.We've got a form of brainwashing going on... they repeat something...
Whenever I went in my life, I met people wanting to gobble up something new.These were people so hungry for love that they were accepting...
You have to be honest with yourself. You don't need the latest sports car, you don't need the biggest house.The truth is, you don't get...
Remember what I said about finding a meaningful life?Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating...
Mitch, if you're trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down at you anyhow.And if you're trying to...
Do the kinds of things that come from the heart. When you do, you won't be dissatisfied, you won't be envious, you won't be longing...
Part of the problem, Mitch, is that everyone is in such a hurry. People haven't found meaning in their lives, so they're running all the...
There are a few rules I know to be true about love and marriage.If you don't respect the other person, you're gonna have a lot...
People only become mean when they're threatened and that's what our culture does. That's what our economy does.Even people who have jobs in our economy...
Every society has its own problems. The way to do it, I think, isn't to run away. You have to work at creating your own culture.Look,...
If we saw each other as more alike, we might be very eager to join in one big human family in this world, and to...
Don't let go too soon, but don't hang on too long.
Mitch, there is no point in keeping vengeance or stubbornness. These things, these things I so regret in my life. Pride. Vanity. Why do we...
I glanced up and saw the most intense look in his eyes.I don't know why you came back to me. But I want to say...
As long as we can love each other, and remember the feeling of love we had, we can die without ever really going away.All the...
There is no formula in relationships. They have to be negotiated in loving ways, with room for both parties, what they want and what they...
You're not a wave, you're part of the ocean.
He patted my hand weakly, keeping it on his chest. "This... is how we say... good-bye..." He breathed softly, in and out, I could feel...
"You talk, I'll listen," he had said.I tried doing that in my head and, to my happiness, found that the imagined conversation felt almost natural....
Have you ever really had a teacher? One who saw you as a raw but precious thing, a jewel that, with wisdom, could be polished...