If we’re ever to grow beyond where we are right now, we need to get repotted; we need to be disturbed all the way down to our roots.

If a driver impedes the progress of another driver during the race, he is moved beneath the driver he offended in the final standings. I like the idea that someone doesn’t benefit by getting in the way of someone else’s progress.

It’s just math. What is wrong with the world is the sum of what is wrong with each of us.

Peace of mind can only come when we change what we think; when we get to the end of the week and mark it even; when we get to the end of the day and balance the books with our friends and family; when we realize that give and take sometimes means giving more and taking less. And when you're okay with that, you're finally okay with everything.

If you ever hope to get to where you really want to be, ignore the well-intentioned "honks" of your friends and family who try to tell you what you should or shouldn't do or how you should or shouldn't feel. Only you know the direction you want to go, and only you know when it's safe to cross.

Some email problems let you “unsend” messages. In real life, unkind words, once said, can’t be unsent. Stop, breathe, sleep on it, then decide if you want to buy into day-old anger.

Each time you show kindness or respect or attention, you’re making a deposit into your “account” with them. And, each time you criticize or yell or abuse or degrade them, you’re making a withdrawal.

It's awfully easy to be insignificant. It's safe. If we never reach out to anyone, then no one talks about us, no one hurts us, no one takes advantage of us. We stay in our little world and tend to our own things. We believe we have little to offer the world, so we don't try. We're content to let others be the heroes.

We’re all going to make mistakes. But that’s all they are — mistakes. Assume innocence in all mistakes — unintentional, regrettable mistakes.