How often are we respecting the Law of Gradual Progress, vs. how often are we insisting that life bends to our will, and the lesson/insight/transformation comes when we want it to come? Change happens in micro-movements. It’s important--critical--not to underestimate micro-movements.

It’s not selfish to work on you. It’s really the only work that you can do. Other people can be the vehicles for our growth, but they can only take us so far. At some point, we will all face the reality of our own personal “inside job.”

Finding the work you love is scary. Doing what you love can be a hard journey if we're not careful.

No one is perfect. Everyone wiggles out somewhere. I still find those places in myself. The difference is in the commitment to noticing where you're wiggling out and to stop letting yourself off the hook -- with gentleness.