"There's something lost in translation in our manic hurry and frantic busy-ness."

"We have to be willing to keep our hearts open, no matter what"

“You don’t have to be perfect to be loved — loving and being loved is what perfects us.”

"Once we have a sense of separation between our Self and the Critic, then we have some room to shift."

“The thing you are meant to be/do has everything to do with what you love to do, what you have always loved to do.”

“I have to trust her to find her wings, even if in doing so she flies far from home. And as she finds her wings, I remember to spread my own."

The columnist participated in the historic Italian car race as navigatore before coming home with lessons learned and gratitude felt

The columnist reclaims her summer and experiences a new level of trust as she goes underwater as a scuba diver

“It takes open hands to let go, and open hands to welcome something new.”