Miracle me no miracles.
All addictions have one thing in common - they numb you out to what is happening in the moment.
The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.
Living with integrity means. . . not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships; asking for what you want and need from others; speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension; behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values; making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.
It takes a lot of courage to be the same person on the outside that you are on the inside.
Women need real moments of solitude and self reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.
Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
God is called jealous, angered, repentant, merciful, and foreknowing. These simply mean that, because He guards the chastity of every soul, He can, in human fashion, be called jealous, although He is not subject to any mental torment.
I don’t regret for a single moment having lived for pleasure. I did it to the full, as one should do everything that one does. There was no pleasure I did not experience.
A meal can be thought of as a ritual and a work of art, with limits laid down, desires aroused and fulfilled, enticements, variety, patterning and plot. As in a work of art, not only the overall form, but also the details matter intensely.
The oil dinosaurs want to win so badly in my home state because what happens here matters everywhere. The nation often follows where California goes.