"When self control is lacking in small things, the ability to apply it to matters of importance withers away. Every day in which one does not at least deny himself some trifle is badly spent and a threat to the day following.

"Life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived."

When we immerse ourself in desire without guilt, shame or clinging, it can show us something special about our own minds that allows us to embrace life fully.

The quickest way to become a millionnaire in the airline business is to start out as a billionnaire.

"Loss is the great equalizer that reminds us that we are not omnipotent; it helps us crack open our defensive shell of invulnerability and denial. It helps us see the ways that we avoid the truth of human frailty and rely on a false sense of control"

Source: Letting Go of the Person You Used To Be: Lessons On Change, Loss, and Spiritual Transformation