A job is something we do to get a paycheck and pay our bills. Jobs are legitimate, at times, but work is why we are here in the universe. Work and calling often go together.

The prophets preach . . . that pleasure, not will-power and coercion, is how you most deeply transform people.

Our self-expression is meant to be a manifestation of the silence of our hearts.

We honor life when we work. The type of work is not important: the fact of work is. All work feeds the soul if it is honest and done to the best of our abilities and if it brings joy to others.

I enjoy a four-seasonal climate and wide-open spaces, so being on an island 2,500 miles into the South Pacific made me feel a little claustrophobic.

Work should be in order to live. We don't live in order to work. That shift in awareness is necessary.

Humor and paradox are often the only ways to respond to life's sorrow with grace.