Also, I walk and hike in several different nearby parks near our home several early mornings a week.

I have glaucoma, so use eye drops both morning and night.

I find Jesus my confidant and companion, brother and savior; our relationship is intimate, vulnerable, demanding yet comfortable and reassuring.

By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way.

Seriously, however, I learn a lot about my physical life in the aging and changing of my body.

Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition. This means being open to one another instead of simply fighting to maintain a prescribed position.

Our essential differences from the norm are both huge and deeply offensive to those among us who wish to be quietly integrated into society without particular reference to our nature.

Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.

Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation.

I have osteoarthritis, which especially affects my knees.

Our prayers must spring from the indigenous soil of our own personal confrontation with the Spirit of God in our lives.

If I know that I can do something that makes me happy, why do I allow myself to get so depressed?

That was a double negative, Jemail. By saying that you haven’t seen nobody, you’re actually saying that you have seen somebody.

I grew up being the girl who would always tune in to watch famous people talk about their careers, how they handled scandals and mega fame. I'm trying to pick up tips.

I only met Joan Rivers once. But when she passed away, it felt like a part of me went away, too.

I love it. It's all good to me. Whether I'm performing in New York, L.A., Columbus or Des Moines, I give 110 percent every night.

The one stream of poetry which is continually flowing is slang.

Being crazy about someone isn't nice or passionate or deeply moving; it is, surprisingly enough, crazy.

In some ways, Trump is just going to continue the trend: by continuing the norm-smashing behaviour that Republicans used in opposition.

How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.

As for me, I am in pursuit of excellence. I have no time to get old.