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

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

Words are how we think; stories are how we link.

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.

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

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

Contact with the sacred occurs in the stillness of the heart and mind. If there is any real destination to the spiritual quest, it is this point of silence, the middle of the spiral, the center of the self. ... The only map that does the spiritual traveler any good is one that leads to the center.