Story is the mother of us all, for we become who we say we are.

This unceasing interplay between experience and narrative is a uniquely human attribute. We are the storytellers, the ones who put life into words.

Perhaps we wouldn't eat so much, or smoke, or drink so much if we were paying attention to ourselves. Perhaps we wouldn't talk so much if we were paying attention to each other. All these oral activities are trying to meet a need, and perhaps the greatest need is to be seen and heard.

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

The spiritual journey is what the soul is up to while we attend to daily living.

Story is the mother of us all. First we wrap our lives in language and then we act on who we say we are. We proceed from the word into the world and make a world based on our stories.

My journal is my life's companion.