Action Is Stronger Than Subjectivity. No Matter

Thoughts Naturally Arise. The Point Of Meditation Is Not To Banish Thoughts But To Make Peace With Them By Realizing Their Lack Of Substance.

A Flash Of Enlightenment Offers A Preview Of Coming Attractions, But When It Fades, You Will See More Clearly What Separates You From That State - Your Compulsive Habits, Outmoded Beliefs, False Associations, And Other Mental Structures. Just When Our Lives Are Starting To Get Better, We May Feel Like Things Are Getting Worse - Because For The First Time We See Clearly What Needs To Be Done.

The First Step To Change,... Is Accepting Your Reality Right Now. Honoring Your Process. Compassionate Self-awareness Leads To Change; Harsh Self-criticism Only Holds The Pattern In Place, Creating A Stubborn And Defensive Basic Self. Be Gentle With Yourself As You Would With A Child. Be Gentle But Firm. Give Yourself The Space To Grow. But Remember That The Timing Is In God's Hands, Not Yours. Page~147

Willpower Is The Key To Success. Successful People Strive No Matter What They Feel By Applying Their Will To Overcome Apathy, Doubt Or Fear.

When We Know Deep Down That We're Acting With Integrity Despite Impulses To Do Otherwise, We Feel Gates Of Higher Energy And Inspiration Open Inside Of Us.