We're all so busy chasing the extraordinary that we forget to stop and be grateful for the ordinary.

Hope is really a thought.

Joy comes to us in moments--ordina ry moments. We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary.

Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites.

You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.

When failure is not an option, we can forget about creativity, learning, and innovation.

The laughter that happens when people are truth-telling and showing up and being real - I call that "knowing laughter." That's what happens between people when we recognize the absurdity of the belief that we're alone in anything.