“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” ~Arthur Ashe It was a quiet evening at Boat Quay. The sun was setting, casting warm golden hues over the water, and...

“Not all who wander are lost.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien Sometimes as humans we lose sight of our profound inner resourcefulness—the wellspring of creativity and strength that has kept humanity reinventing itself over and over again. It...

“The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.” ~James A. Garfield When the email finally came, it felt like a trap snapping shut. Its words were carefully spun—half-truths and...

“I learned that even though I have a very different personality from my parents, the way I treat my inner child is no different than how my parents treated me. I have unconsciously...

“Can I sit with suffering, both yours and mine, without trying to make it go away? Can I stay present to the ache of loss or disgrace—disappointment in all its many forms—and let...

“I can respect any person who can put their ego aside and say, ‘I made a mistake, I apologize, and I’m correcting the behavior.” ~Sylvester McNutt I remember I was a teenager when I...

“Forgiveness is an action, which your mind can never understand. Your mind’s sole intent is to balance the books. In issues of morality, it only wants to get even. Therefore, practice forgiveness every...

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi Have you ever held yourself back from going after what you truly want, or from enjoying what you have, because of a lingering...