The purpose of life is not to maintain personal comfort; it's to grow the soul.

Wonder is not a Pollyanna stance, not a denial of reality; wonder is an acknowledgement of the power of the mind to transform, to notice, to decide what experience shall mean.

When you’re stuck in a spiral, to change all aspects of the spin you need only to change one thing.

Writing bridges the inner and outer worlds and connects the paths of action and reflection.

Words are how we think; stories are how we link.

Journal writing is a voyage to the interior.

In the midst of overwhelming noise and distraction, the voice of story is calling us to remember our true selves.

To work in the world lovingly means that we are defining what we will be for, rather than reacting to what we are against.

Spiritual life is contractual. The sacred cannot dialogue with the unresponsive.

Creatures of a very particular making, we need to know the cultural blinders that narrow our world view as well as the psychological blinders that narrow our view of our personal experience.

How we remember, what we remember, and why we remember form the most personal map of our individuality.

I am but a pawn on the chessboard of life!

There are so many ways to think about almost everything. And none of them is nearly as round as reality.

I like down-to-earth people.

Face the thing that seems overwhelming and you will be surprised how your fear will melt away.

There is no corporation in the world that would, in a competitive environment, try and concentrate all decisions at the corporate level.

I didn’t see the point of judging and analyzing a single moment in someone’s life.

Handel is the greatest composer that ever lived... I would uncover my head and kneel down on his tomb.

The mind is an enchanting thing.

The body distracts your soul.