Let's say you have a pile that is not sorted. Bring it in front of you, put a sticky note on it that says 'pay bill' and the date when it is due. Then you can sort them by due date.

The heart of a worshipper is a heart arrested and set free by the love of God.

Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.

exercise will never be my lover. Or even my friend. For me, a workout is more like an annoying coworker I have to see a few times a week.

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.

Even theories must have foundations.

Good novels are produced by people who voluntarily isolate themselves and go deep, and report from the depths on what they find.

Allow the child to be authentic, to move, to feel the way they move, appreciating them for what they are.

And so I urge you: carry on an ongoing conversation with God about the daily stuff of life, a little like Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. For now, do not worry about "proper" praying, just talk to God.

Any of us would kill a cow rather than not have beef.