One element of maturity is the realization that we don't get away with anything. Any advantage gained or convenience taken, any private procrastination or insincerity, no matter how subtle or quick in passing, is paid for.

I live now and only now, and I will do what I want to do this moment and not what I decided was best for me yesterday.

To sing with the voice of angels as we do the work of angels. To laugh with the laugh of Buddha as we go to our awakening. To extend the arms of Jesus to welcome the presence of children and let them climb into our hearts.

Support your friends - even in their mistakes. But be clear, however, that it is the friend and not the mistake you are supporting.

But it's morning. Within my hands is another day. Another day to listen and love and walk and glory. I am here for another day.

It's not that we fear the place of darkness, but that we don't think we are worth the effort to find the place of light.

True humor is fun - it does not put down, kid, or mock. It makes people feel wonderful, not separate, different, and cut off. True humor has beneath it the understanding that we are all in this together.