Cynicism is just an excuse for not helping.

Spiritual growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can write a new one.

It's been fascinating over the last few years, watching the high and mighty in business and politics fall precipitously-not because their plans didn't work, but because their character flaws undercut those plans. Whether the microphone caught them making racist comments or their greed overcame their common sense, who they were as people made all the difference-more than their résumés, their degrees, or even their past successes. If you fail at the art of being human and staying human, you recklessly court disaster.

God heard us. He sent help. He sent you.

We arrogantly assume that the nervous system doesn't really need to be coaxed into romance. That romance comes from some other place.

Only write from your own passion, your own truth. That's the only thing you really know about, and anything else leads you away from the pulse.

I believe we are shown the path that is right as soon as we ask for it. Then we must live in the world and in some way express what we have learned.