We rob ourselves of so much by focusing on the wrong stuff. And the ability to get into the moment and deal with what is, that's the real opportunity.

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There's nothing more fun than sitting in a circle playing with people who are really...

There's nothing more fun than sitting in a circle playing with people who are really...

I really think that's what music and art is about. It's another way to connect...

I really think that's what music and art is about. It's another way to connect...

You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite...

You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite...

That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great...

That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great...

Anyway, our family went into complete crisis mode. I have two older brothers, and we...

Anyway, our family went into complete crisis mode. I have two older brothers, and we...

Or if I have my head in the results, I can't work with what I...

Or if I have my head in the results, I can't work with what I...

I would step into a place of being lined up with a sense of purpose...

I would step into a place of being lined up with a sense of purpose...

I can't even say I've begun yet, but I'm trying on the idea that there...

I can't even say I've begun yet, but I'm trying on the idea that there...

Chocolate's okay, but I prefer a really intense fruit taste. You know when a peach...

Chocolate's okay, but I prefer a really intense fruit taste. You know when a peach...

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see...

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see...

I don't live in as much fear as I used to. I'm not afraid of...

I don't live in as much fear as I used to. I'm not afraid of...

When you keep the caliber of musicians very high in the band, people are going...

When you keep the caliber of musicians very high in the band, people are going...

You find yourself in this place where you really get to find out what you're...

You find yourself in this place where you really get to find out what you're...

You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction...

You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction...

So I had to just kind of go back to the hotel, take a shower,...

So I had to just kind of go back to the hotel, take a shower,...

So I really did stop and change what I saw I was about, and really...

So I really did stop and change what I saw I was about, and really...

And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul...

And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul...

A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow.

A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow.

I guess the biggest thing is that I committed to a spiritual center before I...

I guess the biggest thing is that I committed to a spiritual center before I...

Your voice is vibrant for only a certain part of your life. There are some...

Your voice is vibrant for only a certain part of your life. There are some...