Just because I accept that someone has negative judgments for me, it doesn’t mean that I have to accept those judgments.

One the most often overlooked components is how to be emotionally strong through all the inevitable ups and downs that are integral to what will come your way.

The next time you’re facing a situation where you believe you’re locked into an either/or predicament: step back and ask yourself how you can make it a both/and.

Expand your compassion to those who are struggling in ways that you are not. 

Resistance to different knowledge is no different than the man who starved because he wouldn’t accept more food.  

All human qualities exist to some degree in all of us — which is a great reason to be mindful to be significantly less judgmental of others.

Finding peace in your life.

When you understand this story, you will understand people. 

Sometimes we think we need to do major things, when minor things will change everything.

Some hot topics can really fire people up, and the reason for that is that strongly held beliefs are deeply ingrained in the amygdala, or fight or flight part of the brain. That means that if you hold onto a belief strongly enough, when others disagree with your perspective, you are literally interpreting their disagreement as a threat to your safety.