I pull from a place within me that has ultimate faith in the meaningfulness and beauty of human life.

I have noticed if I pull from fear or despair about the state of the world, I get tired, ineffective, afraid and sometimes mean-spirited.

I actually don't think we're more divided than we were. I think it's more evident. It's more evident because of the internet.

I'm very committed to my family and my town. My biggest local commitment are my children, my husband, my home and my grandchildren.

I pull from a place within me that has ultimate faith in the meaningfulness and beauty of human life.

Life is like a school; one can learn, one can graduate, one can skip a grade or stay behind.

When we descend all the way down to the bottom of loss, and dwell patiently, with an open heart, in the darkness and pain, we can bring back up with us the sweetness of life and the exhilaration of inner growth. When there is nothing left to lose, we find the true self - the self that is whole, the self that is enough, the self that no longer looks to others for definition, or completion, or anything but companionship on the journey.