I actually don't think we're more divided than we were.

The soul is the river of energy that animates who we are.

When you feel yourself breaking down, may you break open instead.

If you're interested in opening the doors to the heavens, start with the door to your own secret self. See what happens when you offer to another a glimpse of who you truly are. When your heart is undefended, you make it safe for whomever you meet to put down his burden of hiding, and then you both can walk through the open door.

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.

But grief is also a tonic. It is a healing elixir, made of tears that lubricate the heart.

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