Every day we're given a choice: We can relax and float in the direction that the water flows, or we can swim hard against it. If we go with the river, the energy of a thousand mountain streams will be with us . . . if we resist the river, we will feel rankled and tired as we tread water, stuck in the same place.

We'll never change everyone's minds. We're not supposed to.

I'm not naive. I know how hard it is to get along.

Spirituality is a brave search for the truth about existence, fearlessly peering into the mysterious nature of 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'm very much a family person, and that's always my first priority.

Adversity is a natural part of being human. It is the height of arrogance to prescribe a moral code or health regimen or spiritual practice as an amulet to keep things from falling apart.