When I Accept A Role, I Feel

For Native Americans, The Most Shameful And Powerful Corrective Gesture Is To Literally And Physically Turn One's Back Upon A Person Who Has Transgressed, And Then After They've Been Banished For A While, They Come Back Into The Circle And The Members Of The Tribe Say Every Good Thing That Person Has Ever Done, Because They Have To Be Welcomed Back.

Daily Meditation Keeps Me Sane. I Memorize Prayers Or Poems That Express My Highest Spiritual Ideals, And Quietly, Word For Word, Go Through The Prayer First Thing In The Morning. Julian Of Norwich Or St. Francis Or The Compassionate Buddha. It's Called Passage Meditation. You Internalize The Perennial Philosophies.

Yeah, I've Had The Privilege To Know A Lot Of Really Talented People.

When I Allow Myself To Feel All My Feelings Instead Of Numbing Myself To Them, They Pass More Quickly. I Spent My Entire Life Telling Everyone I Was "ok, Damn It." But When You Surrender To The [uncomfortable] Feelings, There Are Gifts On The Other Side: Allowing Yourself To Feel Loneliness Forces You To Reach Out. Letting Yourself Get Angry Gives You Strength, Energy And Motivation.

As A Goodwill Ambassador For Youthaids, I've Learned That The Face Of Aids Is Increasingly Young And Female. By Educating Young People And Empowering Them To Make The Right Choices We Can Stop The Spread Of Hiv/aids