Once You Learn How To Die You

The Best Way To Deal With That Is To Live In A Fully Conscious, Compassionate, Loving Way. Don't Wait Until You're On Your Deathbed To Recognize That This Is The Only Way To Live.

In The Beginning Of Life, When We Are Infants, We Need Others To Survive. And At The End Of Life, We Need Others To Survive. But Here's The Secret, In Between, We Need Others As Well.

Grieve And Mourn For Yourself Not Once Or Twice, But Again And Again.

Acceptance Is Not A Talent You Either Have Or Don't Have. It's A Learned Response. My Meditation Teacher Made A Great Point About The Difference Between A Reaction And A Response: You May Not Have Control Over Your Initial Reaction To Something, But You Can Decide What Your Response Will Be. You Don't Have To Be At The Mercy Of Your Emotions, And Acceptance Can Be Your First Step Toward Empowerment . . . For Me, Acceptance Has Been The Cornerstone To My Having An Emotionally Healthy Response To My Illness.

These Were People So Hungry For Love That They Were Accepting Substitutes. There Were Embracing Material Things And Expecting A Sort Of Hug Back. But It Never Works. You Can't Substitute Material Things For Love Or For Gentleness Or For Tenderness Or For A Sense Of Comradeship. Money Is No Substitute For Tenderness, And Power Is Not A Substitute For Tenderness. I Can Tell You As I'm Sitting Here Dying, When You Most Need It, Neither Money Nor Power Will Give You The Feeling You're Looking For, No Matter How Much Of Them You Have.