Better Never Begin; Once Begun, Better Finish.

Ultimately, Fear Of Failure Generates A Vicious Circle That Creates What Is Most Feared. To Break This Cycle, You Need To Make Peace With Failure. It Isn't Enough To Merely Tolerate It; You Need To Appreciate The Failure And Use It.

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

My Parents Were Only One Part Of My Lineage. I Also Met A Number Of Mentors, One Of Whom I Nicknamed "socrates" After The Ancient Greek, And Wrote About In My First Book, Way Of The Peaceful Warrior. That Book Emerged In 1980, As A Result Of Travels Around The World And Decades Of Preparation, Eventually Leading To 15 Other Books Written Over The Years, Culminating In My Newest Offering, The Four Purposes Of Life.

If You Want Peace Of Mind I Suggest You Resign As General Manager Of The Universe.

I Have An Almost Religious Zeal... Not For Technology Per Se, But For The Internet Which Is For Me, The Nervous System Of Mother Earth, Which I See As A Living Creature, Linking Up.