Fear will try to keep you from taking that first step. Don't give in to fear, do it afraid.
The greater part of human pain is unnecessary. It is self-created as long as the unobserved mind runs your life.
The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, person and family history, belief systems, and often nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you.
Here is a new spiritual practice for you: don't take your thoughts too seriously.
The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.
All negativity is caused by an accumulation of psychological time and denial of the present. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry - all forms of fear - are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.
Stop looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love - you have a treasure within that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.
Don't make a habit out of choosing what feels good over what's actually good for you.
The human race has improved everything, but the human race.
Yet we must say something when those who say the most are saying nothing.
Fear and God do not occupy the same space.