Transformation of any kind always exacts a holy tussle. The newborn butterfly struggles to open its wings so it can conjure up the strength to fly. So, too, with artists, inventors, mystics, and entrepreneurs.

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

Who has not first tried to get out of a tough situation before truly dealing with it?

Do not try to do extraordinary things but do ordinary things with intensity.

Inspiration is intention obeyed.

Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the Heart.

It is sad to grow old, but nice to ripen.

Self-nurturing means, above all, making a commitment to self-compassion, to the creation of a loving and positive attitude toward yourself.