Don't try to control what's outside. Be at peace with what's inside.

How you react emotionally is a choice in any situation

Spirituality isn't static. It's an evolving optimism that won't let hardship get the best of you.

Trust your intuition. It is the best friend you will ever have.

Remove the emotional and physical clutter from your life so you can soar.

Trying to force things only disturbs your goals. Forcing will not help. Everything happens in its right time.

Your soul mate can turn into your cell mate if the mutual desire for growth isn't there.

Sometimes violence cannot be stopped no matter what we do. But the more peaceful we are, the better chance we have of bringing out the peace in those around us.

Words ride on the energy of tone, its warmth or coldness; think of tone as the music of how words are expressed. You want this music to be soulful, whether you're giving sweet talk or tough love.

The relationship with yourself is the most important relationship you’ll ever have.

Surrender is a state of living in the flow, trusting what is, and being open to serendipity and surprises.

when Jesus is on the sea in the middle of a tempest the problem becomes the boat and not the sea"Matt. 14:22-33

Hold onto me baby. I'm going to take care of you." The raspy need in his voice only made me more desperate.

The problem with God - or at any rate, one of the top five most annoying things about God - is that he or she rarely answers right away.

The ideal woman to me would be the gun-toting moll. Someone who is true blue and ready to face the world. Open to ideas and suggestion, not stubborn and closed minded.

What once seemed such a curse has become a blessing. All the agony that threatened to destroy my life now seems like the fertile ground for greater trust, stronger hope, and deeper love.

Sacrilege is acceptable only as a game.

As for political poetry, as it's usually defined, it seems there's very little good political poetry.

Northern Ireland is the world’s best kept secret, both in the character of its people and its scenery.

You can never learn it all and I hope to continue my growth as a person and a musician

I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't.