I had to beat the bags, big time, I had to get out into the den and start screaming and move it through my body.

My trust in a higher power that wants me to survive and have love in my life, is what keeps me moving forward.

I couldn't be in a relationship and behave like somebody else or pretend I felt something I didn't feel. And that includes saying things I thought might jeopardize the relationship.

A soulmate is the one person whose love is powerful enough to motivate you to meet your soul, to do the emotional work of self-discovery, of awakening.

The more we stretch the muscle called compassion and generosity, the stronger we get, the better we feel about ourselves, the more loving we become to the world around us.

My rite of passage into my brave new world, life on the road.

It's hard enough doing something bold without jumping into your bad reviews.

Real freedom is creative, proactive, and will take me into new territories. I am not free if my freedom is predicated on reacting to my past.

For once in your life, here's your miracle, stand up and fight.

I know that Julia has been given to me for my spiritual growth, and this moment is perfect for us both. I know that I love her, and I know she's my soul mate.

My quest these days is to find my long lost inner child, but I'm afraid if I do, I'll end up with food in my hair and way too in love with the cats.

The essence of wisdom is to know when to be doing, and when it's useless even to try

Give your mind permission to travel where the body cannot go and be open to all the wisdom that the universe has to offer.

This was a characteroloical prelude, but it wasn’t chemical or somatic. It was the anatomy of melancholy, not the anatomy of his brain.

Little by little, the look of the land changes by the men we admire.

I believe life is an intelligent thing: that things aren't random.

The only way a no-legged leopard could hurt you is if it fell out of a tree onto your head.

We don't like flowers that do not wilt; they must die, and nine she-camel hairs aid memory.

Usually as humans and especially as a man, we look at things in context. It's like, oh, I know what that is, that's this, or this, there's that.

If we don't learn how to cry, we can't be good Christians. This is a challenge. Don't be frightened of crying.

Security is the chief enemy of mortals.