I can't be paralyzed anymore by the critics. My new mantra is, if you're not in the arena getting your ass kicked on occasion, then I'm not interested in your feedback. You don't get to sit in the cheat seat and criticize my appearance or my work with mean-spiritedness if you're also not in the arena.

What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.

Our capacity for wholeheartednes s can never be greater than our willingness to be broken-hearted.

Fear is the opposite of love, in my opinion.

The truth is, rarely can a response make something better - what makes something better is connection.

It’s no longer a question of can I do it. It’s a question of: Do I want to do it?

Spirituality emerged as a fundamental guidepost in Wholeheartedness. Not religiosity but the deeply held belief that we are inextricably connected to one another by a force greater than ourselves--a force grounded in love and compassion. For some of us that's God, for others it's nature, art, or even human soulfulness. I believe that owning our worthiness is the act of acknowledging that we are sacred. Perhaps embracing vulnerability and overcoming numbing is ultimately about the care and feeding of our spirits.