Take a small step in the direction of a dream and watch the synchronous doors flying open

I think of making love and making art as being very parallel. Even the most amateur attempt can be thrilling.

Wherever you are is always the right place. There is never a need to fix anything, to hitch up the bootstraps of the soul and start at some higher place. Start right where you are.

It is my experience both as an artist and as a teacher that when we move out on faith into the act of creation, the universe is able to advance. It is a little like opening the gate at the top of a field irrigation system. Once we remove the blocks, the flow moves in.

I plant the seeds of love in my heart. I plant the seeds of love in the hearts of others.

In order to create, we draw from our inner well. This inner well, an artistic reservoir, is ideally like a well stocked fish pond... If we don't give some attention to upkeep, our well is apt to become depleted, stagnant, or blocked... As artists, we must learn to be self nourishing. We must become alert enough to consciously replenish our creative resources as we draw on them - to re-stock the trout pond, so to speak.

When you feel yourself to be in critical condition, you must treat yourself as gently as you would a sick friend.