We all lose sometimes. We fail to get what we want. Friends and loved ones leave. We make a decision we regret. We try our hardest and come up short. It's not the losing that defines us. It's how we lose. It's what we do afterward.

You can hurt more than you ever thought possible, then continue until you discover that hurting isn't that big a deal.

For me, it's about optimizing health. It's about lifestyle and longevity. Then you think about what vegetarian diets can do for the mass population, in terms of lower consumption of resources. When you look at the numbers, it's pretty staggering.

Only the most saintly and delusional among us welcomes all pain as challenge, perceives all loss as harsh blessing.

Sometimes the road to wellness isnt a well-marked expressway.

The point was living with grace, decency, and attention to the world, and breaking free of the artificial constructs in your own life.

We can live as we were meant to live - simply, joyously, of and on the earth. We can live with all our effort and with pure happiness.