Conscious evolution begins as we take responsibility for clearing our own obstructions.

As a peaceful warrior, I would choose when, where and how I would behave. With that commitment, I began to live the life of a warrior.

Dad, once an aspiring architect, drove his own catering truck to feed factory workers in downtown Los Angeles, and mom, with a Mensa IQ and mathematical gifts, served as a bookkeeper and worked in a grocery store while pursuing her calling in music: playing piano and composing songs. Perhaps in a way, part of my drive was to complete their unfulfilled ambitions and dreams, but in my own way.

I kind of got more interested in writing after I turned in my last college essay and nobody was going to tell me what kind of academic papers to write anymore. I could write whatever I wanted, and I realized that I actually liked it when I could choose what I would write.

When we align our lives with spiritual laws, challenges remain, but we can approach them with arms open wide, ready to dance.

No need to feel brave or confident; just behave that way.

Faith is the courage to live your life as if everything that happens does so for your highest good and learning. Like it or not.