These are only hints and guesses, Hints followed by guesses, and the rest Is prayer, observance, discipline, thought and action. —T. S. ELIOT
There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world. —ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
There is no companion so companionable as Solitude, Thoreau reminds me as I carry a hot cup of tea back to bed.
The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers
The answers to your questions will come, but only after you know which ones are worth asking. Wait. Live your questions. Then ask. Become open to the changes that the answers will inevitably bring. Th...
The Simple Abundance path encourages us to be patient until we find what’s perfect for us, rather than continue to waste our money, energy, and emotion settling for second-best or the second-rate.
Thank you for the gift of this wonderful day.
Stargazing is one of the oldest human pastimes and there’s good reason for it. Gazing at the stars reminds us that there’s more than we’ll ever realize and that every day is another chance to follow t...
Sometimes when we awaken from the bad dream of disowning ourselves, we think that the sojourn to self-discovery is a new one. But it is an ancient quest. SOMETHING MORE THE BOOK OF LOVE
Reading means, Italo Calvino tells us, [being] ready to catch a voice that makes itself heard when you least expect it, a voice that comes from an unknown source, from somewhere beyond the book, beyon...
Poetry affords us a respite in which we may gather renewed strength for the old struggle to adapt ourselves to reality. —ROBERT HAVEN SCHAUFFLER
Loving and Leaving the Good Life: • Do the best you can, whatever arises. • Be at peace with yourself. • Find a job you enjoy. • Live in simple conditions; housing, food, clothing; get rid of clutter....
Learn firsthand the transforming power of nurture over nature. Nourish your body with healthy food and pure water. Slow down and remember to breathe before taking a bite. Breathe out stress and negati...
It is not that I belong to the past, but the past that belongs to me. —MARY ANTIN Like
If, as Herod, we fill our lives with things, and again with things; if we consider ourselves so unimportant that we must Jill every moment of our lives with action, when will we have the time to make...
I remind myself that once upon a time, I trusted my instincts. You did, too. Once upon a time there weren’t second and third guesses. It can be that way again. Try to contact the girl you once were. S...
I ask you to do today is to open the eyes of your eyes and give your life another glance…. Then pause for a moment and give thanks. Let your heart awaken to the transforming power of gratefulness. SIM...
Here Is All I’ve Counted Splendid Write it down, when I have perished: Here is everything I’ve cherished; That these walls should glow with beauty Spurred my lagging soul to duty; That there should be...
Gail Sheehy tells us that the delights of self-discovery are always available. All Fools’ Day is the perfect day to engrave this wisdom in our hearts.
For thousands of years the creation of mandalas—circular, geometric designs—has been part of both Eastern and Western spiritual traditions.