The laws against public nudity make no sense. The idea that Jerry Falwell can go topless while Cindy Crawford cannot is an absolute affront to logic, common sense and the 5000 year human struggle for aesthetic taste.

Most of what's around us we take for granted. We ignore it. Appreciation-spending time looking for the good-helps us overcome one of the primary limitations to enjoying the wealth we already have: ignoreance.

That's what depression had wrought inside me: one, vast, barren rock garden-without the garden

Courage, contrary to popular belief, is not the absence of fear. Courage is the wisdom to act in spite of fear.

Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it "the first law of personal growth".

The more severe the pain or illness, the more severe will be the necessary changes. These may involve breaking bad habits, or acquiring some new and better ones.

To the degree we can live without the things of this world, we are wealthy.