When you numb your pain you also numb your joy.

Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it's a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands.

When we're defined by what people think we lose the courage to be vulnerable.

Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us, and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and compassion. Practicing spirituality brings a sense of perspective, meaning and purpose to our lives.

Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.

There is no such thing as creative and non-creative people, only people who use their creativity and people who don't.

Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver. And our world could stand to be a little kinder and braver.