Dealing with our negative emotions is a crucial preparatory step to taking effective action. You have to grapple with the hard stuff, with the hard realities of the world. This builds your confidence that you can handle those intense situations when they arise.

We think we have no power when in fact we have more than enough power.

Until our leaders take seriously their responsibility to pass on a healthy and just world to the next generation, I will continue this fight.

With a nonviolent movement we are still inviting a strong reaction from the government or ruling authorities. We are inviting a powerful reaction against ourselves. But it undermines the moral legitimacy of our current government. That is the path we need to pursue. Rather than reinforcing their legitimacy we need to undermine their legitimacy.

That's why there is such alienation, depression, and despair in our society - because the means we're employing doesn't lead to the ends we desire, no matter how hard we work, nor how much "stuff" we accumulate.

Our security doesn't come from turning away from the hard stuff; it comes from the knowledge that we can handle it.

Respond to stressful times by turning towards each other, rather than away from each other.