Sharon Salzberg

"Any ordinary favor we do for someone or any compassionate reaching out may seem to be going nowhere at first, but may be planting a seed we can't see right now. Sometimes we need to just do the best we can and then trust in an unfolding we can't design or ordain. "

"By prizing heartfulness above faultlessness, we may reap more from our effort because we're more likely to be changed by it. "

"Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention. "

"If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to recommit, to be whole-hearted once again. "

"Life is like and ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter. "

"Often we can achieve an even better result when we stumble yet are willing to start over, when we don't give up after a mistake, when something doesn't come easily but we throw ourselves into trying, when we're not afraid to appear less than perfectly polished. "

"We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it. "