When I listened within myself I saw that the world is what it is – nothing more, nothing less. Where reality is concerned, there is no “what should be.” There is only what is, just the way it is, right now. The truth is prior to every story. And every story, prior to investigation, prevents us from seeing what’s true.

If you think he's supposed to be different from what he is, you don't love him. In that moment you love who he's going to be when you're through manipulating him. He is a throwaway until he matches your image of him.

When you srgue with reality, you lose, but only 100% of the time.

We're all looking for love, in our confusion, until we find our way back to the realization that love is what we already are.

If I had a prayer, it would be this: "God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen."