Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self acceptance.

Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are.

Don't try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.

Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.

Daring greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need. To talk about how you're feeling. To have the hard conversations.

What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.

Believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic.

Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it - it can't survive being shared. Shame loves secrecy... When we bury our story, the shame metastasizes.

When we deny our stories, They define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending.

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.

Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.

Gratitude is a grinning attitude.

A small fact:You are going to die....does this worry you?

Whatever you do, do it completely. Don't do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would.

A long summer always meant a long winter to come.

Happiness: "You Bring Your Own Weather To The Picnic."

No parent ought to punish a child except with a view to the child's good. And in order to do good to a child through his punishment, a parent must religiously refrain from punishing him while angry.

There are various names for this 'Spirit of Life' because there are various life experiences.

To consider persons and events and situations only in the light of their effect upon myself is to live on the doorstep of hell.