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 [...]

February 2023  “We are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to or not. Our actions and states of mind matter, because we are so deeply interconnected with one another.” -Ram Dass

January 2023  “The highest form of human intelligence is to observe yourself without judgement.” -Jiddu Krishnamurti

December 2022 “There’s a trick to the 'graceful exit.' It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, or a relationship is over — and let it go. It means leaving what’s over without denying its validity or its past importance to our lives. It involves a sense of future, [...]

November 2022 "If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children, I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and [...]

October 2022 "It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey.” -Wendell Berry

September 2022 “No matter the challenges we encounter, a heart filled with gratitude for the goodness of life will carry us with grace.” Tara Brach

August 2022 “Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, “This is the real me”, and when you have found that attitude, follow it.” -William James