"The truth about our childhood is stored up in our body, and although we can repress it, we can never alter it." So how to heal this, if you recognize yourself in these words? Start feeling.

Pema Chodron is the author of When Things Fall Apart. It feels like a kind of surrender, a letting go and allowing.

You have a right to fail. Sound strange? Often, when people fail, they just throw up their hands and stop trying. They blame other people. They quit and then they say, "You weren't inspiring enough; you didn't motivate me." Motivation, though? It's an inside job. You've got to be looking for the inspiration.

Hey there little girl...a thank you letter to my younger self.