If self-validation were our most significant societal measure - we would give trophies to ourselves.

My biggest dream is that my words will inspire heart, hope and personal responsibility in people around the globe long after my feet in these shoes aren't walking the planet.

The well-timed question is more impacting than an answer.

I will not be governed by the tyranny of immediacy.

A holiday, the day I first named you, "friend."

Choice impacts virtually every element of our life.

I like to talk about a thing I call a "practiced pause." Just a few moments of pausing allows me to consider a circumstance and take stock of what the best direction might be. Reactions tend to rise from habit and unconsidered action. A Response is considered and thoughtful. My actions are my own and I am, singularly, responsible for what I see, say, feel and exert.