"...It’s the base of my life, my actions, my aspirations, and more. When everything else is said and done, my family will be there. Everything begins and ends with them."

"I dare to dream about the impact beauty can have on changing our perception..."

"I realize now how important it is for me to both seek and spread joy whenever I am able. It can be the most powerful form of resistance and strength."

...The neo-liberal trap of believing that “our issue” is urgent and not equal to all others is one of the major errors of this era of umpteen flavors of ice cream and infinite download menus of distraction...

"...I also impart to my students that they’re leaders, too... living the notion 'everyone leads.'"

“...can I heal enough, be woke enough, be safe enough, trust enough, risk enough, be free enough, let go enough, 'not know' enough, to continue to broaden my circles of care and compassion with skill in order to move myself and others closer to being free...”

"...I see the path to liberation, freedom and joy being through recognizing and telling the truth about how we’ve gotten into the state that we are in and hopefully choosing to rectify, to begin to choose right action. And by 'right action' I mean action that is aligned with interconnection, wholeness..."

"I think that's what great leaders do - they show you a better possibility...."

"..they just believed and wanted better for the people and the community at large."