To know what that true self is without social pressure is to know your true nature.

Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is.

At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture.

If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

Instead of fretting about getting everything done, why not simply accept that being alive means having things to do? Then drop into full engagement with whatever you're doing, and let the worry go.

Don't expect the future to look like the past. Clear away expectations, and let yourself picture a wild, grand new world.

Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise.

Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld.

Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look.

Every day brings new choices.

Into the day as by dream I swim To the music of nourished meaning.

A woman with opinions had better develop a thick skin and a loud voice.

Two-thirds of Americans believe that, after a baby's heart is beating and they can feel pain, that they need some protection.

You needn't think there is nothing you can do-you can tell the truth.

When thought races ahead of Being, a civilization is racing towards destruction.

By background I'm both a Quaker and a Yorkshireman, which I like to call double jeopardy.

I'm not even a household name in my own household

I wake up to my three dogs and my wife in bed and the kids, and those are the best gifts that I have.

In intellectual honesty, we should be willing to study and explore the spiritual life with all the rigor and determination we would give to any field of research.

The living Jesus will give you joy amid tribulation.