If the essential core of the person is denied or suppressed, he gets sick sometimes in obvious ways, sometimes in subtle ways, sometimes immediately, sometimes later.

The sacred is in the ordinary...it is to be found in one's daily life, in one's neighbors, friends, and family, in one's own backyard...travel may be a flight from confronting the scared--this lesson can be easily lost. To be looking elsewhere for miracles is to me a sure sign of ignorance that everything is miraculous.

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.

He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail.

The loss of illusions and the discovery of identity, though painful at first, can be ultimately exhilarating and strengthening.

The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.

When people appear to be something other than good and decent, it is only because they are reacting to stress, pain, or the deprivation of basic human needs such as security, love, and self-esteem.