The concept of a divine, or 'Christ'-mind, is the idea that, at our core, we are not just identical, but actually the same being.

Sometimes you are lifted up to the mountaintop as a gift from the universe, so you can see what is possible. Then you are put down back at the bottom: Now you have to earn it for yourself.

Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?

In the Jewish religion it says - in the time of deepest darkest night act as if the morning has already come

I don't think pain is a prerequisite for growth, but on the other hand, most of us choose very painful ways to learn.

When it comes to our money and work lives, most of us have had our challenges, our valleys. Most of us have a couple of files in our head. One, I name "It was my own damn fault." And the other one I name, "I don't know how I will ever forgive those bastards."

Anything having to do with what is happening inside people has political significance to me. That is why I like the term "holistic politics."