you end up marrying the one you don‘t understand
Then you spend the rest of your life trying
Not knowing is a good place to start
we‘re more than the mistakes we made yesterday
we are all of our next choices, too
all of our tomorrows
the difference between how it feels to fly
and how it feels to fall
impossible to control
just like love
we do our best
We plant an apple tree today
even if we know the world is going to be destroyed tomorrow
What else could you do
but pretend that you didn‘t know
that was possible in this world?
you ride it out and you don't let it hurt you
then there's this stretch of time
so calm and perfect
that's what was always worth waiting for
I sat on the porch, a perfect day
and watched them burn
Because I knew that when it was over
they would come right back to me
They didn't want to set the world on fire
They just wanted to be less alone in it
think about feeling good
feeling bad
feeling right
in an atmosphere of growth
anticipate it
savor it as it unfolds
express happiness
recall a happy memory
to make yourself happy
make other people happy
to make other people happy
be happy yourself
The days are long
but the years are short
the ruby slippers
had been on my feet all along
Loving actions
inspire loving feelings
Silence is sometimes
the best reply
an attitude of kindness and compassion
is the "secret sauce" of mindfulness
Intention directs the compass of our heart
Attention trains and stabilizes our mind
in the present moment
we must liberate ourselves
from the myth of perfection
what you practice grows stronger
What do you want to grow?
accepting pain, we reduce our suffering
accept the boulders of life
you are not a drop in the ocean
you are the entire ocean
in a drop
we are all here for the same reason
We're all searching for a piece of home
or a piece of ourselves
Her last words were
“Where are we going?“
The eye of the storm
a calm witness to the wreckage
spinning out into its end
deep down she knew what was best
that the small criticisms weren't worth it anymore
When one person collapses
the other instinctively shoulders their weight
when I swim in the heaviness of it
something like the slice of the moon will arrive
and with luck I will have you to see it with, the two of us, fools stepping out the backdoor in our pajamas
Just lying on the couch and being happy
Little corners like this
can be picked up and saved
People won't even see that you have them
pots of soup, loaves of home-baked bread,
hours of earnest listening,
all offered with the same voluptuous generosity
your soul has been waiting
for you to wake up
to your own existence for years
Create whatever causes
a revolution in your heart
my soul desires only one thing: wonder
it quiets the hungry ghost
any motion whatsoever beats inertia
inspiration will always be drawn to motion
trust that if you make enough of a glorious commotion eventually inspiration will find its way
home to you again
You may be a woman of commotion and quiet.
Magic and brain.
though the neighbors will see and wonder
what kind of woman does such things
Devoured him whole, in one big bite, so he could see
just how hungry a woman can be
remember how you felt the day you were born:
desperate for magic, ready to love
To find the ones who say
I am not afraid of sitting in the dark with you
This is a part of it
Take a deep breath
Look at you kicking your legs
