“People do that sometimes. Change.”

When we take care of ourselves like we would take care of someone we love, the quality of our living and our giving goes up.

The problem with righteous indignation is that even when you’re right, you’re still left feeling indignant.

Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.

Life is not a means to an end but a series of experiences. Are you creating your series ‘on purpose’ ?

Becoming critical in the face of criticism, only inspires more criticism.

How do you keep people from jerking your chain? Don’t give your chain to jerks!

Autonomy, Purpose, & Mastery: If you are having difficulty creating the life you want, chances are one or more of these are missing.

When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.

The most powerful times in our lives can be the time between times, or life’s transitions that give us the opportunity to choose.

To understand ourself, we must understand our “selves,” or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.

A process for discernment: God is my ultimate source of truth and wisdom, and dwells forever at the center of my being. Therefore, any thought, emotion, or action that takes me further from my center can be neither truthful, nor wise.

Perspective is what allows us to step back and see the entire forest instead of just the same old tree we keep running into again and again.

When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.

The most successful form of correction is when the “other” feels informed versus chastised.

Freedom isn’t about having permission to do whatever we want… it’s about having the courage to do whatever fills our life with meaning.

Sleep is simply a chemical change in our brain and body (melatonin) – It?s not a place we go, it is a state of being that we fall into.

As a global citizen, I sometimes feel like denying my identity.

Sometimes life is a series of obstacles, a matter of putting one foot in front of the other.

If it is necessary sometimes to lie to others, it is always despicable to lie to oneself.

Discrimination isn’t something that’s easy to oppose. It doesn’t always stare you in the face. It moves in the shadows. And sometimes it shrouds itself within the very laws meant to protect us.

Hip-hop is really standoffish. It’s really competitive and it’s really about who’s number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.

Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.

Certainly some things that are very good can sometimes be used in a bad way.

I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.