"Wherever you are in this moment,
is exactly where you are supposed to be,
no matter how things may seem to appear.

When you know you are doing your very best
within the circumstances of your existence,
applaud yourself.

Above all, forgive yourself...
And forgive everyone else.

There is no one to compare yourself to,
and no one to compete with.
There never was.
When the rose and the lotus are side by side,
is one more beautiful than the other?

When you awaken to who and what you are,
everyone automatically awakens to who
and what you are, without a word spoken.

All earthly pain is due to our
inability to release what needs to be free.

You stand outside the circle and wonder why you feel left out,
unaware that you need your OWN permission to
join the others ~ not theirs.

Your loneliness is your Self, wanting to make friends with itself.
Your loneliness is your Heart, wanting to sing to itself.
Your loneliness is your Being, wanting to dance with itself.

Behind all your anger and fear,
beneath all your sadness and loss...
 is the need for love.
How much love are you willing to accept from others?

And how much are you willing to give?"