Ritual consists of the external practices of spirituality that help us become more receptive and aware of the closeness of our lives to the sacred. Ritual is the act of sanctifying action - even ordinary action - so that it has meaning. I can light a candle because I need the light or because the candle represents the light I need.

How we remember, what we remember, and why we remember form the most personal map of our individuality.

We make our lives bigger or smaller, more expansive or more limited, according to the interpretation of life that is our story.

We need a revolution in the West: not violent overthrow, but a willingness to take responsibility for the course of history being set forth in our names. We need a revolution determined to activate broad, inclusive social change.

With compassion, we see benevolently our own human condition and the condition of our fellow beings. We drop prejudice. We withhold judgment.

When you’re stuck in a spiral, to change all aspects of the spin you need only to change one thing.

Journal writing is a voyage to the interior.