I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and help save the world.

And that almost everyone was struggling to wake up, to be loved, and not feel so afraid all the time. That's what the cars, degrees, booze, and drugs were about.

Grace is having a commitment to- or at least an acceptance of- being ineffective and foolish. That our bottled charm is the main roadblock to drinking that clear cool glass of love.

Expectations are resentments under construction.

... one of the immutable laws of being human is that the people who show up are the right people. [p. 65]

Rituals are a good signal to your unconscious that it is time to kick in.

The first holy truth in God 101 is that men and women of true faith have always had to accept the mystery of God's identity and love and ways. I hate that, but it's the truth.