The vision is not to see things just as we have imagined them to be. The vision is the freedom to live deliberately every day and that is simply a choice.

Nature releases resistance sometimes slowly, other times powerfully, and always by example. Suddenly out of that calm comes momentum from a new direction.

Teetering on the edge of comfortable brings us closer to ourselves and each other.

There is nothing more romantic than absolute presence.

For me, books have always been the greatest gifts. I love to give and receive them because I know they are a reflection of the giver.

It is such a privilege to learn from children as they discover new worlds of possibility and give themselves full over to their dreams, inspiring a few adults along the way.

Give without expectation and receive with reckless abandon.

A shared vision driven by core values is a powerful alchemy.

Some days are about preparation, but some are pure inspiration.

The vision is not to see things just as we have imagined them to be. The vision is the freedom to live deliberately every day and that is a simply a choice.

Trusting the vision without forcing the way is a lesson worth learning in every port.

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

Great pain is repetitive. Grief is repetitive.

Yet, no matter how deeply I go down into myself, my God is dark, and like a webbing made of a hundred roots that drink in silence.

Given the choice between one lifetime spent with you or a thousand without, I will always choose you.

A holiday is when you celebrate something that's all finished up.

People who get through life dependent on other people's possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count.

The higher the classification of secrecy, the quicker you will report it.

I made my new album 'Colour Me Free!' in a week with my own money.

There are beds and tables in the world - plenty of them, are there not? But there are only two ideas or forms of them - one the idea of a bed, the other of a table.

Your relationship with God, others, yourself, and all creation keeps changing for the better. Most of the world's religions have developed maps to describe this process.