Also, I could finally sleep. And this was the real gift, because when you cannot sleep, you cannot get yourself out of the ditch--there's not a chance.

[Italian men] are like show poodles. Sometimes they look so good I want to applaud.

One must always be prepared for riotous and endless waves of transformation.

I am stronger than depression and I am braver than loneliness and nothing will ever exhaust me.

Om Namah Shivaya, meaning, I honor the divinity that resides within me.

What worked yesterday doesn't always work today.

Lay your wishes aside for a spell, and look deep into what you believe about yourself. Make sure your beliefs about your own life are anchored in greatness, in holiness, in worth, in grace, in joy, in excitement -in internal certainties rather than external circumstances. Because that belief? That's where you're heading, no matter what it may look like on the outside.