The truth is, life gives us challenges on a regular basis. We use our wit, skill and all the help we can get to take action on the things we can do something about. But don’t stop there. Use all those skills to find precious moments of surprise and delight waiting outside your door.
Toward the end of his life an interviewer asked, “Dr. Huxley, perhaps more than anyone else alive, you have studied the great spiritual and religious traditions of the world. What have you learned?” And Huxley answered, “I think we could just be a bit kinder.”
The relief, even with the bad news is this. “At least now I know what I’m up against.”
September has Arrived Fall is in the air. You can smell it; see it; hear it and almost taste it. I can almost touch it. The quality of the air feels different. It is the most glorious season for me. My Grandaughter insists it is because I was born in September. There is truth to […]
The truth is that there is nothing unusual about any of these things. Except to the person they are happening to.
The joy of living is knowing how precious and tenuous it really is to be part of the full human experience.
Staying curious and paying attention to the world around us.
Let’s just say that language was not a barrier. The messages conveyed went way beyond ordinary language and opened my eyes to a communication without borders.
“It’s a great day to be alive.” Kevin Kaminski
Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. Pema Chodron
