People magazine with a bag of sour cream and onion chips always makes be feel a bit trashy. But good trashy.

Decide to get over it. You know, just let it go. It can be that simple.

You will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy. If you round out your edges, you lose your edge. Apologize for mistakes. Apologize for unintentionally hurting someone - profusely. But don't apologize for being who you are.

Consider that you radiate. At all times. Consider that what you’re feeling right now is rippling outward into a field of is-ness that anyone can dip their oar into. You are felt. You are heard. You are seen. If you were not here, the world would be different. Because of your presence, the universe is expanding.

If you're making art, you are not separate from your brand.

Make Money a CENTRAL priority. This has nothing to do with greed and consumption and everything to do with life force and power.

Gratitude is like love or fresh air - you can't get too much of it.