Life is elsewhere. Cross frontiers. Fly away.
I hope that I'm able to help people when they're going through things, even if it's just to listen.
Not everything in my life has been pretty.
Immerse yourself in the Word of God and what He has to say and get your eyes and your emotions, as hard as that might be, get them off the situation and turn to Him.
You need a relationship with Jesus, and I had never heard that before. So when my mom told me about that, I said, "Okay, let me try this. " And so I did.
I came into an environment that was already grounded spiritually, so that helped me a lot.
I've prayed that I wouldn't become bitter, that I wouldn't remain angry, that I would just give all of it to God and let Him handle it. There have been moments where I felt myself going that way, and I have people around me who will help me.
The trick to keeping your meditation practice alive, not simply consistent but wonderful, is you need to bring a certain will or force into every meditation.
I'm out there arguing the Labor case. I will do it anywhere and everywhere that I can. I do it within various communities across Australia where I am able to make a positive contribution. And let me tell you, my voice won't be silenced in the public debate because the issue at stake for Australia are so stark.
You do design because you feel it inside; you have a moral issue to spread quality in our environment.
I'm not the betting kind.