It was scary. But it was so liberating. I thought, This is not predetermined - I get to choose. There are some days where I have to choose five times in a day. I had to make a choice when you called and the phone rang, whether I'm going to show up and be me, or whether I'm going to say what I think I'm supposed to say and get off the phone.

There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.

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

Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It's tough to do that when we're terrified about what people might see or think.

Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them- we can only love others as much as we love ourselves. Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries if they are acknowledged, healed, and rare.

Knowledge is important, but only if we're being kind and gentle with ourselves as we work to discover who we are.

The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.