"Joy is a reminder that you are not defeated in the sanctuary of your own mind. " Rick Hanson, Just One Thing--Welcome Joy

"No blame, no reasoning, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love and the situation will change."Thich Nhat Hanh 

"Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the Caravan of thinking." Kahlil Gibran

"My grief says that I dared to love, that I allowed another to enter the very core of my being and find a home in my heart. Grief is akin to praise; it is how the soul recounts the depth to which someone has touched our lives. To love is to accept the rites [...]

"Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn't know before you learned it." Maya Angelou

"Peace is this moment without judgment. That is all. This moment in the heart space where everything that is, is welcome. Peace is this moment without thinking that it should be some other way, that you should feel some other thing, that your life should unfold according to your plans. Peace is this moment [...]

June 2023 “Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” Elizabeth Gilbert

May 2023 “Three things in human life are important:  the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” Henry James

March 2023 “When we believe that suffering is a mistake, it’s no wonder we do everything in our power to stay clear of it.” “We can’t be free if we are rejecting any part of our lives.” Frank Ostaseski, The Five Invitations. Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully. [...]

March 2023 “A hardness we can't see, cold and rigid, begins to form between us and the world, the longer we stay silent about what we need. It is not even about getting what we need, but about admitting, mostly to ourselves, that we do have needs. Asking for help, whether we get it [...]