Spiritual life is contractual. The sacred cannot dialogue with the unresponsive.

Wonder is not a Pollyanna stance, not a denial of reality; wonder is an acknowledgement of the power of the mind to transform, to notice, to decide what experience shall mean.

When you’re stuck in a spiral, to change all aspects of the spin you need only to change one thing.

Writing bridges the inner and outer worlds and connects the paths of action and reflection.

Words are how we think; stories are how we link.

Journal writing is a voyage to the interior.

In the midst of overwhelming noise and distraction, the voice of story is calling us to remember our true selves.

To work in the world lovingly means that we are defining what we will be for, rather than reacting to what we are against.

The purpose of life is not to maintain personal comfort; it's to grow the soul.

Creatures of a very particular making, we need to know the cultural blinders that narrow our world view as well as the psychological blinders that narrow our view of our personal experience.

How we remember, what we remember, and why we remember form the most personal map of our individuality.

Life is neither a play nor a party. But the love of prayer.

Masters and highly successful people are in a romantic relationships with their work

You don't have to be scared of me, because I am loyal. Why are people so scared of creative ideas and so scared of truth? All I want to do is do good.

For me, being in front of a camera is a matter of practicing and refining your art. I think, if you're telling a story worth telling, it's worth investing the time into developing.

you're smart, pretty, and you aren't a douche purse.

Disarmament requires trust.

Give me the outside of all things, I am a fanatic for the externality of things.

Scars are wisdom in disguise.

If you don't know an answer, a fact, a statistic - make it up on the spot.

We are not supposed to hate anyone, yet almost everyone hates somebody at some time or other, whether he admits it to himself or not.