This very moment of your life, if you experience it fully, will show you astonishing wonders and exquisite delights.

I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.

Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation.

Silence comes in two varieties: One that nourishes and comforts; another that chokes, smothers, and isolates. Solitary confinement is the worst kind of imprisonment we can inflict on fellow humans, and if you are forced to keep silent about some dark secret, you live in solitary confinement. Without the bridge of communication connecting you to other human beings, you can’t share your burdens, can’t receive comfort, can’t confirm that you still belong. Silence is the abyss that separates you from hope.

Any moment you spend attacking yourself is a moment away from your higher purpose and your power to love. Don't go there.

What laughter is to childhood, sex is to adolescence.

I've developed the habit of mentally listing things that make me optimistic about the future. I do it every day.