Hitting bottom is an inside job — it's something that happens within our consciousness.

In my view, compassion takes empathy to another level. With compassion, there is an internal calling to move empathy into action. Compassion is love in action.

To stay true to ourselves and remain kind to others is an art. It does require daily vigilance and, at the same time, it’s important to remember that art can often get messy.

When we observe the flow of our breathing, we transcend our thoughts and are able to bring mind and body into harmony with each other. Thus, we create calm.

Healthy and non-shaming mirroring is an important part of the process. We can gain this from a highly emotionally intelligent and effective peer group that has our best interests at heart.

If we are continuing to attract partners that are emotionally unavailable, then it’s essential that we observe our own addictive patterns rather than focusing on theirs.

This life is your canvas

A three-quarter moon, glowering bone, with a hint of something bruised, battered, scarred. The moon has endured more than anybody can know.

A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.

It's entirely possible that the notion of what is the past, what is the present and what is the future, could change.

I'm a feminist, but I think that romance has been taken away a bit for my generation.

- But Abraham, you mean I'm supposed to make stuff up !?!? - You are creators, you make stuff up all the time!

My forte is playing drunks down the ages. When my agent rings me about a role, I don't ask what the part is, but what century it's in.

An artist must forget painting when he paints. That's the only way he will do original work.

If you want perfection or close to it...listen to the record.

If you don't fail on a regular basis, you are not trying hard enough.