When we deny what comes through us, it defines us. When we honestly face what comes through us, then who we are grows.

The world needs awakened souls the way a body needs healthy cells.

The glassblower knows: while in the heat of beginning, any shape is possible. Once hardened, the only way to change is to break.

The extraordinary is waiting quietly beneath the skin of all that is ordinary.

Let the miracles, even the ones we don't want or see, unfold.

Listening reminds me how precious it is to be here at all. And so, listening is the first step to peace, both inner peace and the compassion that connects people.

The simplest and bravest way to counter the plight of disheartenment is to move toward what is precious.