"Make your plate look like a Christmas tree," I tell people, "mostly green with splashes of other bright colors."

I think most of us look at personal delights as somewhere between minimally important and borderline immoral. We like them, but we're not sure we ought to. We seldom give them a high priority when other demands are competing for our attention. Nevertheless, the soul feeds on simple joys and withers without them.

Gandhi was a David with no material weapon.. not even a slingshot.

Just remember that those things that get attention flourish.

I have to strive to go two steps forward and realize that, sometimes, there will be one step back.

Choose your exercise using the same criteria you'd apply to choosing a date - that is, attractive to you and able to hold your interest for an hour.

I could be a vegan in sackcloth and flip-flops, but I find fabulous boots with periwinkle cuffs a far preferable option.