Living by principles is not living your own life. It is easier to try to be better than you are than to be who you are. If you are trying to live by ideals, you are constantly plagued by a sense of unreality. Somewhere you think there must be some joy; it can't be all 'must,' 'ought to,' 'have to.' And when the crunch comes, you have to recognize the truth: you weren't there. Then the house of cards collapses.

We live in a predominately Christian culture which has lost its living connection to the symbolism of wafer and wine. Lacking spiritual sustenance there is a g…

For the first time in history, men and women are seriously exploring the possibilities of relationships based on separateness rather than togetherness. Instead…

Their [those with eating disorders'] task is to rescue themselves from a drive that is destroying them. Food embodies the false values that their own bodies re…