To be committed means you are willing to make a promise with no exception of return.

Anecdotes, personal stories, reminiscences, like biblical parables, are the medium through which faith is restored. Stories are a form of poetry, and give us a saving image to personally relate to.

We are reluctant to let go of the belief that if I am to care for something I must control it.

The goal is to balance a life that works with a life that counts.

The price of change is measured by our will and courage, our persistence, in the face of difficulty.

All we have to do to create the future is to change the nature of our conversations, to go from blame to ownership, and from bargaining to commitment, and from problem solving to possibility.

If you believe that saying no will get you shot, well, what a fine way to go.