Writing distills, crystallizes, and clarifies thought.

What one great idea resonates deeper in the soul than any other...that we are free to choose. Next to life itself, the power to choose is your greatest gift.

Principles are natural laws that are external to us and that ultimately control the consequences of our actions. Values are internal and subjective and represent that which we feel strongest about in guiding our behavior.

To judge someone before understanding that person is a form of human rejection and feeds upon itself. It intensifies personal insecurities, necessitating more judgment (prejudice) and less understanding. The processes continue in this vicious cycle.

None of us see the world as it is but as we are, as our frames of reference, or maps, define the territory.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

To receive gratitude with grace is a form of gratitude by itself, and not always an easy art to master.