When not deeply engaged in creative activities, or numbed by the TV, I felt empty and hungry. My heart hurt... I often felt hollow or as if I were some kind of wispy ghost, barely existing.

This is the blood's wild tree that grows the intricate and folded rose

I learned to be with myself rather than avoiding myself with limiting habits; I started to be aware of my feelings more, rather than numb them.

That impulse I think is a form of love. Poetry is something that comes to you, rather than your having to work out its form beforehand.

We've observed that people who stall in their personal growth work often have counterproductive soft addictions that stand in their way of growth and having the life they say they want. It can be a simple thing, such as watching TV instead of finishing a project.

Only after I faced the unhappiness of my first marriage did I start on the path of personal growth.

Feelings or emotions are the universal language and are to be honored. They are the authentic expression of who you are at your deepest place.