Our best comes out when we have honest discussions.
A feel-good style can be a symptom of unawareness or lack of caring.
When trust improves, the mood improves.
I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power.
I made my own assessment of my life, and I began to live it. That was freedom.
That's why we're doing this, to defend our traditions a little. I don't have anything against it (Halloween), but it's not our tradition.