“Unfortunately, as a society, we do not teach our children that they need to tend carefully the garden of their minds. Without structure, censorship, or discipline, our thoughts run rampant on automatic. Because we have not learned how to more carefully manage what goes on inside our brains, we remain vulnerable to not only what other people think about us, but also to advertising and/or political manipulation.”

“My left brain is doing the best job it can with the information it has to work with. I need to remember, however, that there are enormous gaps between what I know and what I think I know.”

“Most of us think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, but we are actually feeling creatures that think.”

“Although many of us may think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, biologically we are feeling creatures that think”

“When we are being compassionate, we consider another's circumstance with love rather than judgement... To be compassionate is to move into the right here, right now with an open heart consciousness and a willingness to be supportive.”

“Peace is only a thought away.”

“Just like children, emotions heal when they are heard and validated.”