“I used to think that if the stars were mine I would keep them exactly where they are, but save one of them in my pocket to lighten the way for others whenever life became shrouded in shadow … Then I grew in wisdom and realized that the stars are already mine; that we are […]
“When compiling his first dictionary, the young Noah Webster traveled to the Himalayas, where he climbed up to the cave of the world’s wisest man. ‘O, great sage,’ he said, ‘please tell me the Meaning of Life.’ The sage smiled, sat Noah at his feet and, with great solemnity, commenced to unfold for him the […]
As much as I unconditionally LOVE dogs, “but I’m just a dog” is not an excuse … It wasn’t an excuse when my dog Billy would get pissed at me and strew garbage all over the house because I went to my Evidence class and didn’t take him with me, and it wasn’t an excuse […]
All analysis of another person is always self-reflective and almost always incorrect … Every being is perfectly Beauty-full when perfectly Loved. Every ‘flaw’ we see in another is only a reflection of the defects in our own affection. . “To unify your life, unify your desires. To spiritualize your life, spiritualize your desires. To spiritualize […]
Compassion, like all forms of real Wisdom, is not something to be read about & intellectually comprehended … Compassion, like all forms of real Wisdom, is something to be enacted & actively experienced … Compassion, like all forms of real Wisdom, must blossom forth to Be … Compassion, like all forms of real Wisdom, is […]
“Those who live nobly, even if obscurely, need not fear that they will have lived in vain. Something radiates from their lives; some light that shows The Way to their neighbors, perhaps even to long future ages.” ~ Bertrand Russell . “The aim of the Quest must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but […]
“If it’s painful, you can learn to hold your seat and move closer to that pain. … Become willing not just to endure it, but also to let it awaken your heart and soften you. You learn to embrace it … [And] if we enjoy what we are experiencing, think of other people and wish […]
To worry is to pray in the wrong direction … There’s no easy way to get off this ride, so you best set aside your indecision & your cowardice & your jitters while you’re on it. Take a seat on the front row, throw your arms up in the air, and enjoy every last second […]
Lasting & deep-seated Contentment does not come from choosing to be the person your dog thinks you are … Rather, true Joy comes after you remember that you already ARE the person your dog thinks you are — while you are acting accordingly, of course. So … wanna go for a Walk?
“When someone Beautiful enters our life, it affects the way we See the world.” ~ Dalton Roberts
“In my efforts to embody a more heartfelt way of being, I needed to distance myself from the battlefields I know best.” ~ Jeff Brown … which is best done not by running away from those battlegrounds, but rather by re-entering them consciously — and the refusing to fight! . “Nature does not hurry, yet […]
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