“The more you find the good in every situation, the more every situation becomes good.” ― Ari Gunzburg In times of extraordinary difficulty, a great deal of effort must go into seeking balance. When we are being deluged by toxically discouraging material, redoubling our efforts at finding things that encourage us is critical for our healthy
“If your compassion doesn’t include yourself, it is incomplete.” – Jack Kornfield “Feeling compassion for ourselves in no way releases us from responsibility for our actions. Rather, it releases us from the self-hatred that prevents us from responding to our life with clarity and balance.” – Tara Brach There is a well known mindfulness quote about
The Wisdom of a Well-timed Reboot “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tsu “Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.” – Tara Brach “For fast acting relief, try slowing down.” – Lily Tomlin The earth’s rotation and revolution remain relatively constant, yet the
“Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.” “People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” – Albert Einstein The idea is very simple, yet most of us, at least at times, find it immensely challenging to stay there for more
“Words have the power to both destroy and heal” – Gautama Buddha “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” – Mother Teresa “Language is the landscape of thought.” – George Carlin Without language, as we all know, most of how we live would not be possible. Language
We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community… Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own. – Cesar Chavez “Happiness will never come to those who do not appreciate what they already have.” – Gautama
COPING WITH INFORMATION OVERLOAD “…a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” – Herbert A. Simon One of the effects of living with electric information is that we live habitually in a state of information overload. There’s always more than you can cope with. – Marshall McLuhan “Now you find capacity for dealing with
“I believe a joyful life is made up of joyful moments gracefully strung together by trust, gratitude, inspiration, and faith.” – Brene Brown “To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment.” The story that follows came to
“He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.” -Chinese Proverb Assigning blame for our own mistakes and shortcomings works as a defense mechanism, which means, by definition, it is done unconsciously. When we do it, we
A phrase repeated for inspiration and to bring us change is an affirmation. A word or phrase that we repeat in meditation for its vibratory properties is a mantra. They are similar, but a world apart. Each can help us grow, center and deepen. Let’s take a look at them both. When I was in
My passion is to help guide you if you have chosen to look profoundly into the questions of your life. My goal is to help you get to the point where your existence on this wonderful planet has become a richer, deeper, and more meaningful process. Every story is unique and I would love to learn about yours.
