Fundamentally you can’t control the vast majority of what is happening.

Internalize what you must.
Let go of the rest.

You cannot hold water in your hand by grasping, but rather by holding them together, open.

There is a delicate balance between pursuit and receptivity (masculine and feminine).

Once you’ve achieved your goals — is happiness and contentment automatic? By no means.

The goals do not ensure happiness any more than words from another person ensure happiness. It’s inherently fleeting.

The truth of our lives is that we often attain the things we are looking for, by relaxing and trusting.

Externalizing responsibility is as important as internalizing it.

This may fly in the face of some philosophies, but the reality is that rigidity is brittle.

The soft overcomes the hard.