“Stop swimming so hard and climb in the boat.” —- Rumi This quote reflects our response to what we perceive as suffering and pain. Unless and until we discern exactly what the difference between suffering and pain is, we are caught in the back and forth of of this reality. Putting it a little more [...]
“Solitude is impractical and yet society is fatal.” —- Ralph Waldo Emerson The above quote may seem rather stark in its context, however given where we find ourselves in the present moment lends itself to clarity. Let me share a brief exchange I had with an extremely learned professor at a special event several years [...]
“Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to man, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul.” — Pythagoras While you slither through your activities of this day, in how many ways or times have you lied to yourself, denied certain realities of existence [...]
“Some people live as though they are already dead. There are some people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses. If you look around yourself with mindfulness, you will see people going around [...]
“Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.” —– Hafiz To many people unaware of who they are, the main driver of their existence is fear. Yes, as confusing as that may seem . . . the fear of failure, the fear of success, the [...]
“Life is available only in the present moment.” — Thich Nhat Hanh We believe by reflecting on the past in some ways, we can re-live those moments that gave us the greatest satisfaction, happiness, peace, joy, tranquility, rewards, serenity and love. Yes . . . memories may offer solace, grace, warmth and comfort to a [...]
“How vain it is to sit down to write, when you have not stood up to live.” —— Henry David Thoreau It is always unfathomable to me how individuals presume to write about exalted experiences in their lives suggesting a practicum of choices or solutions, when they have not known the experience of life itself. [...]
“Artists are visionaries. We routinely practice a form of faith seeing clearly, and moving toward a creative goal that shimmers in the distance – often visible to us; but invisible to those around us.” —– Julia Cameron In the swirl and blur of your present existence, clarity is at times relegated in the rear view [...]
“What color is your consciousness today? Are you the fresh, bright greens of spring or the riotous flames of fall? Are you the dark deeper greens and blues of summer or the stark whites and grays of winter?” —- Science of Mind We telegraph exactly what washes over our consciousness every minute of every day [...]
“To one who waits, all things reveal themselves, as long as you have the courage not to deny in the darkness what you have seen in the light.” — Coventry Patmore We can recall with relative accuracy those moments that we were crystal clear in our judgement, choices and actions. It is almost imperceptible, or [...]