“Before you tell your life what you intend to do with it, listen for what it intends to do with you. Before you tell your life what truths and values you have decided to live up to, let your life tell you what truths you embody, what values you represent.”

“Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am.”

“embracing one's wholeness makes life more demanding--because once you do that, you must live your whole life. One of the most painful discoveries I made in the midst of the dark woods of depression was that a part of me wanted to stay depressed. As long as I clung to this living death, life became easier; little was expected of me, certainly not serving others.”

“It’s not the people in your life that tell you what you want to hear, it's the people in your life that tell you the truth that count.”

“If you intend to change, decide what you want and live your life accordingly.”

“Life is a compromise of what your ego wants to do, what experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do.”

“Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value.”