Forgiving the past means remembering the love there, and releasing all the rest as the illusion that it really was.

Spiritual Work is not easy. It means the willingness to surrender feelings that seem, while we're in them, like our defense against a greater pain. It means that we surrender to God our perceptions of all things.

When a woman rises up in glory, her energy is magnetic and her sense of possibility contagious.

Living meaningfully is what brings joy.

In pursuing personal growth, there are issues where we can advance just so far by ourselves. At some point, our continued progress and improvement can only come about through relationships with others. Romantic love is an intense and intimate exposure to another person; if we can be who we want to be, even in that context, then our spiritual growth is exponentially expanded.

I feel that if your soul was branded by the sixties, you never lost the brand. It's like going into a nightclub and having your hand stamped so that you don't have to come back but you can come back.

Whatever we put out, it's coming back to us. The universe keeps a perfect set of books.