Movement is only as good as the sense of stillness that you can bring to it to put it into perspective.

Every day there are small moments when we have a choice: will we take in more stuff, or just clear our minds out for a bit?

In an age of acceleration, nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow.

We may be joined these days more by the questions we have in common than by the answers we share.

What is fascinating about a place like Los Angeles airport is that it is lots and lots of people, many of whom have saved up all their lives and channeled all of their energies toward coming to the promised land of abundance and plenty - the American Dream. But as soon as they arrive here they get a crash course in the American reality.

In the past, Ive visited remote places - North Korea, Ethiopia, Easter Island - partly as a way to visit remote states of mind: remote parts of myself that I wouldnt ordinarily explore.

We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next to find ourselves.