You do need some successes as a young person. They don't inflate the ego necessarily, they just give you identity and ego structure. But, don't construct your life around creating those. Or you will become narcissistic and ego-centric. That won't get you anywhere.

Jesus is the very concrete truth revealing and standing in for the universal truth.

Most women prefer circles of sharing to pyramids and hierarchies. They prefer conversation to construction. They will usually choose nurturance and empathy over competition and climbing. They will normally choose connection over simple performance games.

All great spirituality is about what we do with our pain.

God is always drawing us closer, blow by blow and bit by bit. And most of the time we do not even know it is happening.

I think most human beings are dualistic thinkers. It gets them through the day. It gives them a sense of superiority and security - that's what the ego wants.

The movement toward gratitude, authenticity, and union is the natural and organic inner work of the second half of our lives.