History is what scholars and conquerors say happened; story is what it was like to live on the ground.

My real journey had very little to do with traveling Europe, and a whole lot to do with traveling my own mind.

In the midst of overwhelming noise and distraction, the voice of story is calling us to remember our true selves.

Every person is born into life as a blank page and every person leaves life as a full book.

Wonder is not a Pollyanna stance, not a denial of reality; wonder is an acknowledgement of the power of the mind to transform, to notice, to decide what experience shall mean.

The purpose of life is not to maintain personal comfort; it's to grow the soul.

Spiritual life is contractual. The sacred cannot dialogue with the unresponsive.