It all changed when I realized I'm not the only one on the planet who's scared. Everyone else is, too. read more

It all changed when I realized I'm not the only one on the planet who's scared. Everyone else is, too. I started asking people, "Are you scared, too?" "You bet your sweet life I am." "Aha, so that's the way it is for you, too." We were all in the same boat. That's probably what is so effective at our workshops. When I ask, "Who else feels like this?" the whole room of hands goes up. People realize they are not the only one who feels that way.

Terror is as much a part of the concept of truth as runniness is of the concept of jam. We read more

Terror is as much a part of the concept of truth as runniness is of the concept of jam. We wouldn't like jam if it didn't, by its very nature, ooze. We wouldn't like truth if it wasn't sticky, if, from time to time, it didn't ooze blood.

Pandemonium did not reign; it poured.

Pandemonium did not reign; it poured.

A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common.

A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common.

Man's extremity is God's opportunity.

Man's extremity is God's opportunity.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.

Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.

Lord I disbelieve -- help thou my unbelief.

Lord I disbelieve -- help thou my unbelief.

To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life.

To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life.