I think there is a sense of being forced at this time to look at America's really large shadow and that's not all that bad.

In our particular society, it is the narrowed and narrowing view of life that often wins.

Everything is already perfect. And if you can accept that everything is already perfect, the imperfection is a part of the perfection. What's to worry about?

It's so important to unclutter the mind. For me, creativity is greatly impeded just by the chatter and visual clutter of life. It's really important to have a space that is really clear for whatever is emerging to come.

The hardest part is when you're in danger yourself. You have to face what could happen and might be likely to happen to you. It's not just that you're there standing next to somebody that something bad is likely to happen to. That is a true moment of reckoning with who you really are.

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me.

Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet.