When it comes to giving advice, never do so unless you've first received a request in writing, signed by a lawyer.

Anger tells us we've disconnected from life. The purpose in anger is to use it to come back to life.

We want people to change because they see better ways of meeting their needs at less cost, not because of fear that we're going to punish them, or 'guilt' them if they don't. This applies to ourselves as well.

Fear of corporal punishment obscures children's awareness of the compassion underlying the parent's demands.

We give empathy to others for our own benefit.

When we have our consciousness on needs, images come to us, naturally, of how to meet those needs.

Unless we as social change agents come from a certain spirituality, we're likely to create more harm than good.