I'm not a doom-and-gloom person. But I think there is a difference between transcendence and denial, and much of the Western world is in major denial today.

Dear God, Please send to me the spirit of Your peace. Then send, dear Lord, the spirit of peace from me to all the world. Amen.

Conviction is a force multiplier. If you want something, claim it in your gut. The universe itself responds to your inner certainty.

On any given day, in any given moment, something could happen that opens up for you an entirely new path. Be still, be alert, be ready.

Life is a constant back-and-forth. We take a breath in and then we breathe out. The same is true for the culture as a whole.

It is absolutely a relationship with food that is a displaced relationship with God. And that displaced relationship with God takes two forms: our availability to other people and our availability to our own thoughts and feelings.

In a choice between love and fear, choose love.