When I'm done with a book, I always give it to someone with expertise in the topic and tell them to flag all of my stupid mistakes.
The odds against an adoptee ending up as the child of the President of the United States are staggering. But then, so are the odds against a movie star becoming president.
A parent can seem very kind and gentle, but as any child knows, as soon as that parent gets stressed, they can suddenly turn and get a bit angry.
The Lord replied, "The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.
Whatever they may say, your story is truly your own. You have a responsibility to it, the way a father has to a child
Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion a child's loss of a doll and a king's loss of a crown are events of the same size.
I'd rather be known for my accomplishments, and for things that I really do take pride in, rather than known for this doll-like image I had when I was a child.
We may have bad weather in Ireland, but the sun shines in the hearts of the people and that keeps us all warm.
Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.
We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?
We're often afraid of looking at our shadow because we want to avoid the shame or embarrassment that comes along with admitting mistakes.
Self-awareness is not self-centeredness, and spirituality is not narcissism. 'Know thyself' is not a narcissistic pursuit.
The spiritual path - is simply the journey of living our lives. Everyone is on a spiritual path; most people just don't know it.
Anytime you try to be a loving person, you're doing your part to save the world.
You get enough people agreeing in consciousness that Mexico is a dangerous place, and that dangerous thought will make it so.
As we mature through the years, we access more deeply information we had only abstractly understood before.
When an idea reaches critical mass there is no stopping the shift its presence will induce.
Our past is a story existing only in our minds. Look, analyze, understand, and forgive. Then, as quickly as possible, chuck it.
Become more accepting. With every interaction, surrender any tendency to judge another person. Pray for a more accepting heart.
Spiritual 'exercise' keeps your mind in shape the way physical exercise keeps your body in shape.
Some pain is simply the normal grief of human existence. That is pain that I try to make room for. I honor my grief.
