Bread takes the effort of kneading but also requires sitting quietly while the dough rises with a power all its own.

Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it.

We do not create our destiny; we participate in its unfolding. Synchronicity works as a catalyst toward the working out of that destiny.

Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.

A wound does not destroy us. It activates our self-healing powers. The point is not to "put it behind you" but to keep benefiting from the strength it has awakened.

Once we understand that what happens beyond our control may be just what we need, we see that acceptance of reality can be our way of participating in our own evolution.

Most people think of love as a feeling, but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present.

Spirituality is the intersection of three paths: letting go of ego, an unconditional yes to the conditions of human existence, and an immeasurable compassion.

I see that mankind still survives after all its attempts to destroy itself and so I surmise that it is the law of love that rules mankind.

When we feel unsafe with someone and still stay with him, we damage our ability to discern trustworthiness in those we will meet in the future.

It is not that practice makes perfect but that practice is perfect, combining effort with an openness to grace.

You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, it's an art form that benefits everyone.

A meaningful apology is one that communicates three R's: regret, responsibility, and remedy.

Today, we see the reemergence of reverence for the Divine Mother that we knew in past ages.

Unless the story line carries the scenes, the scenes don't really mean anything.

Invention requires a long-term willingness to be misunderstood.

Two equally steep and bold paths may lead to the same peak. To act as if death did not exist, or to act thinking every minute of death, is perhaps the same thing.

As a designer, I'm not a guy that can be put in a niche.

Katy skipped over, her low-rise jeans threatening to fall off her skinny hips. With some girls, that was a sexy look. With Katy, it made you nervous.

I have no ego, I'll make fun of myself, and I'll make fun of being humiliated. I get it.

I literally change on the shop floor. I just stand there in my knickers sometimes.