Tough love may be tough to give, but it is a necessity of li... - T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"

"Image is only temporal. Substance endures. Who said, "Image is everything"? And who believed it?"

"One who will not accept solitude, stillness and quiet recurring moments...is caught up in the wilderness of addictions; far removed from an original state of being and awareness. This is 'dis-ease."

"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."

"Get busy with the issue! In this regard, time is not friendly…nor should it be."

"The path of peace is not a passive journey. It takes incredible strength not to open a can of 'whoop-ass', justifiably, when ones button is pushed."