Then no matter what goes on around you in the physical universe, hang on to what you know.

Finally I had a place where I could express my pain and I felt safe because I didn't have to put my name on it. I think acting kept me alive back then.

If you really want to be able to express what goes on with other people, you have to be able to look at them and empathize with them and not judge who they are and what they do.

When we shift our perception, our experience changes.

I learned about not just being with someone because I don't want to be alone: being willing to be alone, and then find something that feels right and just reaching for companionship for companionship's sake. Not letting drama lead my life.

You are free to give life meaning, whatever meaning you want to give it.

I learned early on the magic of life is having a vision, having faith, and then going for it.

I learned that the purpose of the Twelve Steps is to do the will of God.