I’m all for focusing on someone’s better qualities, but not at the cost of ignorance.  IMHO, if you can’t examine someone’s dark side, then you run the risk of it becoming your own.  But if I let that examination be infected by ego, then I’m at risk of becoming elitist.  As the path narrows, the core qualities will keep…

Chance/[Higher Power’s will?] has the final say; some things are more likely than others with the addition of effort, but nothing can 100% prevent a stray bullet, an accident, or guarantee wild success.   It’s actually freeing to recognize this lack of control, as it allows me to focus on making the best product I can simply for…

Forgiveness—person-to-person—is a one-way street.  Best to expect nothing in return from the wrongdoer, for that is what you often get.  But if the intent is truly sincere, and if thought of from the perspective that both parties are divine, then it’s one of the most holy acts of contrition/faith you can engage in.   And I…

There are so many approaches to spirituality—drugs, meditation, charity, prayer—my theory is that one approach is not inherently better than the other; my theory is that each individual must find the approach that pushes him/her to new heights.   And it’s not always the fun/exciting/accepted one either.