Fear of failure. Yes, putting ourselves out there is scary, and not being good at something is frightening as hell. But how do you ever get good if you don’t try? You have to suck, daily, for a long time. Unfortunately, that’s not easy. So to get us through the suck, we have to have fun, embrace the suck, allow ourselves to play. Write a shitty first draft, work on it some more until it’s a bit better, get the help of someone who knows what they’re doing, get feedback and get better. And play around the whole time, like we did when we were kids. We didn’t stop from fingerpainting when we were kids because we might suck at it — we did it for the fun!

See this moment as enough. A desire to buy, to experience what others are experiencing, to do more … these all stem from the idea that the present isn’t enough somehow. We aren’t satisfied with what we are, what we have, what is in front of us … we want more. But I’ve been practicing with the idea that the current moment is already enough. I’m already good enough. There doesn’t need to be more. When I have an impulse to buy or do more, I think about what’s in front of me, and I try to understand that it’s enough as it is.

It is human being. Not human doing.

Do nothing. Sometimes, it's good to forget about doing things, and do nothing. Don't be afraid to be lazy sometimes.

Don't waste your time -
let your heart grow -
because all things that bother you
might be gone by tomorrow.

What other people think of you is none of your business.

Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, "Would an idiot do that?" And if they would, I do not do that thing.

Live life as if everything matters, but know that nothing does.