Irreverence is a declaration of independence.

In the days before automobiles, people in horse-drawn wagons used to sleep if they were tired. They didn't worry about getting lost, because the horse knew the way home. Your heart knows the way to your gifts. You can trust it to take you to them.

Whatever your dreams are, start taking them very, very seriously.

Doing your own thing is a generous act. Being gifted creates obligations, which means you owe the world your best effort at the work you love. You too are a natural resource.

Now is the operative word. Everything you put in your way is just a method of putting off the hour when you could actually be doing your dream.

Real Dreams don't require you to abandon your family, quit your job, and move to Tahiti with your paintbrush. They just require that you search your soul for that deep dream you put aside-and go for it. And watch your life light up.

Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't.