Mother's life flowed radiant. Flourescent-tipped waves on incoming tides.

Courage allows the successful woman to fail - and to learn powerful lessons from the failure - so that in the end, she didn't fail at all.

If we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls.

Every day I awaken I am grateful. My intent is to be totally present in that day. And laugh as much as possible.

Easy reading is damn hard writing. But if it's right, it's easy. It's the other way round, too. If it's slovenly written, then it's hard to read. It doesn't give the reader what the careful writer can give the reader.

You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.

You never get over the fear of writing.