This is one thing they forget to mention in most child-rearing books, that at times you will just lose your mind. Period.

Raising a child, whether or not it is yours, is like Nautilus of the heart and soul.

When I was a kid, our family used to watch 'Bonanza.' I really liked having a Sunday night TV ritual.

A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal.

Most of me was glad when my mother died. She was a handful, but not in a cute, festive way. More in a life-threatening way, that had caused me a long time ago to give up all hope of ever feeling good about having had her as a mother.

Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing to be?

My understanding is that you get to choose which of your thoughts to go with.