If there are times when things go terribly right in the inner worlds and you’re beginning to think you might be pretty hot stuff, or when things go terribly weird in the inner worlds and you’re beginning to wonder how your sanity’s going to survive, remember this is why humanity was given a sense of humor. To get back to living in balance and harmony, step back, take a good hard look at everyday life, and put your spiritual development in perspective (an excellent reason for keeping little kids and critters around). For heaven’s sake, don’t take life (or the afterlife) too seriously. It’s a journey. As long as our hearts are in the right place, things will work out in the end.

—The Skeptical Mystic