The fullness of life comes from an identity built on giving and on joy.

With meditation I found a ledge above the waterfall of my thoughts.

Coming out of the trance of denial is painful. But crises offer us opportunities to rethink our lives. The best thing about despair is that it wakes us up. We can see the world more clearly and open to new possibilities...And we can find new joy in the ordinary.

True freedom has more to do with following the North Star than going whichever way the wind blows. Sometimes it seems like freedom is blowing with the winds of the day, but that kind of freedom is really an illusion. It turns your boat in circles. Freedom is sailing toward your dreams.

we are a small, interconnected world; that we are all safe or none of us are; that we are all well cared for or all at risk.

Adolescence is a border between childhood and adulthood. Like all borders, it's teeming with energy and fraught with danger.

Maturity involves being honest and true to oneself, making decisions based on a conscious internal process, assuming responsibility for one's decisions, having healthy relationships with others and developing one's own true gifts. It involves thinking about one's environment and deciding what one will and won't accept.