Water reflects everything it encounters. This is so commonplace that we think water is blue, when in fact it has no color.... But the water, the glorious water everywhere, has taught me that we are more than what we reflect or love. This is the work of compassion: to embrace everything clearly without imposing who we are and without losing who we are.

The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want By Being Present in the Life You Have (ed. Hachette UK, 2012) - ISBN: 9780857386939