We live with this tortured feeling that we must create that which in reality we have the privilege of finding.

A true gift is when I give you something that I can never replace so that your life will become something that it has never been.

I would much rather ‘build up’ your faith than ‘play on’ your fears.

Vulnerability creates unimaginable space to build each other up, as much as it creates ample room to tear each other down.

If an idea does not enhance the lives of those around us, it’s just a way that the mind is trying to figure out how to gratify itself while looking brilliant enough so that no one suspects otherwise.

The more we construct lives that prioritize safety, the bigger the prison we construct around ourselves.

The strewn and tangled wreckage that litters our lives is the precious raw material from which great beginnings are forged.

It’s not about the ashes, for they tell a tale of what was. It’s about having a vision sufficient to understand that the tale that lies among the ashes stands ready to build the dream that will rise above the ashes.

We are not built for mediocrity, but we build it into our lives nonetheless.