Go all-out or don’t go … (08/03/11)

“Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.” ~ Thomas Carlyle . “Hasten slowly and you will soon reach your destination.” ~ Milarpa . “Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” ~ T. S. Eliot

Our functional FAMILY … (08/02/15)

“Family is family, and is not determined by birth certificates, marriage decrees, divorce papers, or adoption documents. Families are made in the Heart … Indeed, the only time family becomes broken is when the ties in the Heart are cut. So if you cut your ties to anyone, that person is no longer a part […]

being Kind to yourself … (08/02/11)

“The more gentleness comes up, the more friendliness you feel for yourself, the more your inner dialogue is fruitful. But to the degree that you are actually hard on yourself, then the same dialogue only increases [your suffering].” ~ Pema Chodron

Choose to Live … (08/01/08)

“Walk in the direction of Life.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Love others as they are … (08/01/11)

“If we really want to communicate, we have to give up knowing what to do. When we come in with our own agendas, they keep us from seeing the person in front of us.” ~ Pema Chodron

clarifying Clarity … (07/31/12)

“In the 20th century Albert Einstein predicted that humans would require a new manner of thinking in order to survive as a species. When I read the same, I thought something else … I thought that humanity will require a renewed commitment to gaining Clarity if we are to THRIVE. After all, despite what the […]

World Peace … (07/31/08)

“WORLD PEACE IS US. … WE ARE EACH WALKING AGENTS OF THE VISION OF PEACE WE CARRY INSIDE US.” ~ Kathleen Vande Kieft

Love never ends … (07/31/12)

“Though I fear her never coming to me, and fear her leaving me once she arrives, I am not that fear. Though I yearn to be by her side and desire to see Love for me dance in her eyes, I am not that desire. I am Love and I Love her … She wi […]

Goodness simply IS … (07/31/11)

“We generally interpret the world so heavily in terms of good & bad, happy & sad, nice & not nice, that the world doesn’t get a chance to speak for itself.” ~ Pema Chodron . To accept the dark side of others, we must Care for them during their darkest times. To accept the dark […]

There are no small acts of Love … (07/30/12)

And once you’ve risen above the gloom of regret & parted worry’s fearful fog, you will remember that it is LOVE that matters, and only Love … … and you will remember that the LOVE that matters is the Love that is a verb … … and you will remember that the most powerful LOVE […]

Living forever … (07/30/13)

LOVE is your only lasting legacy … Got immortality?