The idea that somebody is going to come in and make your debt go away and all be well for the future is really a fantasy.

That old saying about opportunity only knocking once is as archaic as the flat-earth theory and as patently untrue. Opportunity knocks all the time - and it rings your doorbell, calls you up, and sends you e-mails.

Moderation is actually the flip side of dieting, that is, imposed deprivation.

Because love encompasses everything, nothing is unimportant, including tonight's dinner menu. Think about it for a minute. If you were pure love, the loving parent of all life, how would you want people to eat?

Compassion in action may be the glorious possibility that could protect our crowded, polluted planet.

I'm a big believer in living life as an extended working vacation.

It's probably unfair to expect the world at large, or even most people, to see us for all we are. It is essential, however, that we see ourselves for all we are.