Do not allow obligation or immediacy to bind you to physical things or specific actions.

Living in the present moment requires discretion toward memory. Without memory we'd have amnesia. What good would there be in that? Offer discretion and discernment for our past with a broad spectrum of forgiveness. As for our present moment, delight. And dedication to remain fully present to all the possibility.

Remember that nurturing yourself is as important (if not more so) as nurturing others.

Loving is the most unmitigated and courageous act I perform in a day.

Shake structures. School yourself. Look twice at a thing, once upside down. Answer yourself clearly.

What are the proper grounds for joy? Is it circumstance which will determine the stature of my spirit? Ah, no. It is choice. It is always a choice - in the face of any event - for joy.

In my prayers I never said I needed a home. I said I wanted a sanctuary.