This is courageous living (and it’s not what people often think courageous living is). Courageous living isn’t about whether you live a flashy life; courageous living is about who you choose to be.

What do you need for success, and what don't you need? All of the items on this list are great, but they're not the be-all-end-all of success, living well, or making your dreams happen. So here are 10 things you don't need in order to be successful (with success being defined in whatever way you choose).

"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.