Our errors and failings are chinks in the heart's armor through which our true colors can shine.

It's rare that you have a conflict and two people or two groups who are equally mature in their desire or capacity to get there. That doesn't mean it can't happen. What it means is that one person has to take the lead, has to be bigger. I call that kind of person the new first responder.

I know that if we allow ourselves into the gridlock of tribalism, we're in trouble.

We have little control over the outer weather patterns as we make our way through the landscape of a life. But we can become masters of the inner landscape. We can use what happens on the outside to change the way we function on the inside.

It is such a teaching in itself for us, all of us, every moment when we're with anyone.

Power is just using energy in a wise way to get things done. Power has been misinterpreted to mean getting my way on the backs of other people. Getting whatever I want, forgetting that there are other beings and species and energies involved.

We don't need any more teachers. We don't. We need friends.