Those who refuse to look at or give expression to the dark side of life are in denial-fear preventing passage through the door of growth, truth and, ultimately, wisdom.

Welcome to the figurative world of poetry where nothing is 'real,' but everything matters.

There are some who dream their lives away, but end up doing nothing, and others who do their lives away, and end up never dreaming.

Over the course of the millennia, all these ancestors in your tree, generation upon generation, have come down to this moment in time-to give birth to you. There has never been, nor will ever be, another like you. You have been given a tremendous responsibility. You carry the hopes and dreams of all those who have gone before. Hopes and dreams for a better world. What will you do with your time on this Earth? How will you contribute to the ongoing story of humankind?

Live with an open mind and an open heart. Always choose love over fear and kindness over cruelty.

Apathy is the slow poison coursing through the body politic that paves the way to tyranny.

Every child comes into this world as a gift to humanity.