When you're wide open, the world is a good place.

Someone who has experienced trauma also has gifts to offer all of us - in their depth, their knowledge of our universal vulnerability, and their experience of the power of compassion.

In order to do anything about the suffering of the world we must have the strength to face it without turning away.

There are many times when I have to remind myself that people who harm others are coming from a place of profound disconnection. It is not easy to recognize the pain such a person is in, especially because they may not be conscious of it themselves. They may present themselves to the world as just fine. If you believe human beings have a potential for deep connection, wisdom and love; the limitation in those peoples' lives becomes clearer.

I’m learning that to be at home everywhere, I have to be sure to include the place I actually live.

To relinquish the futile effort to control change is one of the strengthening forces of true detachment & thus true love.

We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it.