I believe that when we are fully present, we not only live well, we live well for others.

What is the most important thing one learns in school? Self-esteem, support, and friendship.

Buddha says there are two kinds of suffering: the kind that leads to more suffering and the kind that brings an end to suffering.

We forget the nature of true power. The power within is abundance. The power without is greed.

The world is holy. We are holy. All life is holy. Daily prayers are delivered on the lips of breaking waves, the whisperings of grasses, the shimmering of leaves.

I think my heart breaks daily living in Salt Lake City, Utah. But I still love it. And that is the richness, the texture.

I am slowly, painfully discovering that my refuge is not found in my mother, my grandmother, of even the birds of Bear River. My refuge exists in my capacity to love. If I can learn to love death then I can begin to find refuge in change.