If you wish to transform, pretend this day until it is so. - T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"

"For the human experience, life in the natural world seems to require the application of meaning, in order to evoke purpose."

"Success is not determined by the outcome. The outcome is the result of having already decided that you are successful to begin with."

"When individuals and communities do not govern self, they risk being ruled by external forces that care less about the well-being of the village."

"Today is not just another ordinary day. It is an opportunity to do, or say, something that just might inspire someone to greater becoming...especially a wayward youth."

"The sky is not my limit...I am."