I need a spiritual connection - I can make changes, but I can't make miracles - and I need people around me who'll support me and believe in me and tell me the truth and not let me deceive myself into avoiding the what's scary and hard and necessary.

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

The idea that everything is purposeful really changes the way you live. To think that everything that you do has a ripple effect, that every word that you speak, every action that you make affects other people and the planet.

I'm not perfect, but what's wonderful about eating a plant-based diet is, I don't have to be.

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

I firmly believe that everyone deserves to live within walking distance of either beauty or convenience, if not both.

Every person you see has stories, and every person you see has a few that would break your heart. We deserve each other's respect simply because we've survived all we have and kept going anyway.