“Let nothing dim the light within.” - Maya Angelou The idea for Porch Light Profiles: Creatives Who Follow Their Heart and Light Up the...

"Love is the only rational act.” - Mitch Albom If you’re having a bad day or week, read a Mitch Albom book. Any of them are guaranteed to...

“Greet the darkness, shake his hand, & pour a cup of light.” - Amber Fossie, Zoomies a Tarot by ZeppelinMoon  Amber Fossey was on...

“Decade by decade, things have gotten better and clearer for me. I feel like my heart is more aligned with the winds of the spirit and...

“I have spent my life amplifying the voices of women who have been silenced and unheard.” - Zainab Salb i Zainab Salbi grew up in Iraq...

“Martha Beck is one of the smartest women I know.” - Oprah Winfrey . When I think of Martha Beck, I think genius. That’s why I was so...

“So many dreams that I had as a kid, I didn’t even know I was putting into motion. You kind of have to make up what you want your life to...

"I'm an angel of the morning too The promise that the dawn will bring you" - Nightflyer , Allison Russell / JT Nero Singer/songwriter...

“For me there's not a masterplan, but there is a fidelity to what excites me. And that is a plan.” - Jenna Lamia Jenna Lamia perfectly...

“Be yourself so that the people looking for you can find you.” – Arlan Hamilton Arlan Hamilton can remember being no more than six years...

“I believe everybody’s light is bright as a child. It’s really bright and pure. And then slowly you are influenced by who everyone ...

“I’ve seen the reward in my own life for accepting who I am.” – Seth Avett I set my sights on talking to Seth Avett after hearing an...

“There is no question – God created me as an artist – do I know? No just suspect. But my suspicion is strong.” – Scott Avett Before I...

For me, I started answering the call at such a young age that I’m mixed up with what I’m called to do and what I love. – Brandi Carlile...

“Inspiring kids to love to read became my mission.” – Dolly Parton I waited over six months for my phone interview with Dolly Parton....

“When you are tapped into the unconditional love of ‘All That Is’ you are tapped into your true self. And when you know that, nothing in...

I feel called to share light and to shine through my art.” – Valerie June I was delighted when Valerie June’s rep told me that Valerie...

“For me being an artist is getting out what is inside of me.”- Kirsty Mitchell I first heard of Kirsty Mitchell when a friend invited me...

“Before you knew me I traveled around the world I slept in castles and fell in love because I was taught to dream.” – Lori McKenna,...

“A person who inspires is a person who changes the world in a million ways they will never know.” – Sheri Salata The first time I met...

“I wanna look like a bird, like I was meant to sing,” Amanda Shires, Look Like a Bird Even before I spoke to Amanda Shires, I knew I was...

(Mary Katherine with her father, Bill Joyce) “It was like all fairytales. One must travel through darkness to find the light.” –...