Compassion is one of the highest states of consciousness that you can choose to assist you in times of enormous pain.

When you make peace with yourself, the world will mirror back that same level of peace.

Unforgiveness is the poison you drink every day hoping that the other person will die.

Whatever we refuse to recognize about ourselves has a way of rearing its head and making itself known when we least expect it.

Embracing our dark side gives us a new found freedom to be with the darkness in others. For when I can love all of me, I will love all of you.

The greatest act of courage is to be and to ownall of who you are - without apology, without excuses, without masks to cover the truth of who you are.

If you admire greatness in another human being, it is your own greatness you are seeing.

It is time to search out your uniqueness, applaud and acknowledge yourself, and let your own light shine.

Notice what happens when you choose to embrace rather than reject each feeling that arises within you today.

Right now, there is a stronger, more vibrant, more inspired version of you that is wanting and waiting to emerge.

Do not wait another day to become fully engaged in your life, to learn to love and to forgive, and to live with greater purpose & meaning.

I have become a trailblazer for my destiny

Endurance over-goaded, stretched the hand of fraternity to sedition.

I hate to go to movies or watch a TV show and know the ending within 15 minutes.

I envy certain writers, because there are writers who do go into a kind of different zone, where the writing isn't controlled anymore.

It takes constant vigilance not to slip into negativity or simple apathy. It takes courage to believe over any given period of time that we are getting better and not sliding into decline.

One thing I learned in sobriety is to stop being judgmental, to always be discerning. When I drive, that will be my bumper sticker.

I am pretty detached from the local music crowd though.

Most of my dreams came true.

I mean, I've always had scattered interests, but I never went on stage to get an agent or anything like that

Be as radical as Reality.