Prayer means that, in some unique way, we believe we're invited into a relationship with someone who hears us when we speak in silence.

Some people wanted to get rich or famous, but my friends and I wanted to get real. We wanted to get deep. (Also, I suppose, we wanted to get laid.)

I knew that the world was a harsh place, and my family was a mess, and even though I danced as fast as I could, I did not feel welcome, did not feel the great Shalom. THIS WORLD WAS NEVER A GOOD MATCH FOR ME. But my belief was that there was a loving magical energy in the world - seen in Nature's beauty and awesomeness, my best girl and women friends, art, music.

Small is how blessings, healing, progress and increase occur.

Writing is about hypnotizing yourself into believing in yourself, getting some work done, then unhypnotizing yourself and going over the material coldly.

The real payoff is the writing itself, that a day when you have gotten your work done is a good day, that total dedication is the point.

But you don't always get what you want;,you get what you get