Stillness is not the absence of change, but the place where it becomes visible.Reflection Sometimes growth doesn’t come from pushing past what’s comfortable, but from becoming still long enough to notice what is already shifting. I picture a river...
"Putting a value on status will create contentiousness. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. By displaying what is desirable, you will cause the people's hearts to remain undisturbed. The sage governs by emptying minds and hearts, by weakening...
"To be fed by wildness is to desire nature so deeply you find bliss everywhere. Every day. Every hour. Waiting. Reaching for you."There’s something deeply moving about the word wildness. Not the chaotic kind that first comes to mind, but the raw, untamed...
“Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty, only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good because there is evil. Being and nonbeing produce each other. The dificult is born in the easy. Long is defined by short, the high by the low. Before and after go...
“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Tao is both named and nameless. The nameless is the origin of all things; As named it is the Mother of 10,000 things.. Ever desireless, one can see the...
“Gratitude is not a passive response to something given to us. Gratitude arises from paying attention. From being awake in the presence of everything that lives within and without us.” When thinking about gratitude it could be easy to list the things that come to mind...
”Sometimes you just need to talk to a 4 year old and an 84 year old to understand life again.” Kristen ButlerIt's All About Perspective This quote makes me think about perspective. You would think that when you are 4 life would be completely different than when you...
”Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Ferris Bueller "Some people feel the rain, others just get wet.”Practicing Intentional Living When I read these two quotes, they are a reminder to me to live...
"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple. The philosophy is kindness." Dalai LamaKindness I think the word kindness sums up who the Dalia Lama is. I’ve read a couple of...
What helps you come back to yourself during a busy day?