I think that's what we all want on this earth - to feel that at some level we have connected with other human beings.

While it is tempting to believe that you are the victim of certain people or forces beyond your control, A Course in Miracles teaches you to recognize that you are not a victim. Through the grace of God, you are lifted above and beyond any forces-internal or external-that threaten to limit you. Knowing you're not a victim is a major form of personal empowerment.

The desire for transcendence is intimately connected with the desire for creativity. It is just as essential to who and what we are.

The end does not justify the means. If we try to be someone we are not in order to achieve a result, then the result cannot help but be something other than what we intended.

Some of the most patriarchal thinkers I know are women. Some of the most feminist thinkers are men.

The bottom line in love is not whether someone loves you, but whether someone chooses you.

Great spiritual teachings do not change, but we do. As we grow older and wiser, we can receive the teachings at deeper levels.