No one lands where they aim. Not even God. We are so quick to condemn this or exile that, to ostracize the breaker of promises, when the truth is that nothing in nature arrives as imagined. In fact, because the space between what we intend and what we do is often...
“What is so important that we have time to read all the books on love and relationships but we do not have time to listen to the heart of our lover?” Molly Vass We all suffer, at times, from the effort to study something instead of living it. Or from the effort to...
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” Lao-Tzu Beyond what we need to survive, to better ourselves has come to mean having as much as one can store, and as such has...
“My mom said she learned how to swim. Someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat. That’s how she learned how to swim. I said, “Mom, they weren’t trying to teach you how to swim.” Paula Poundstone Reframing what happens to us can be a healthy way to...
“I am as all mortals are, unable to be patient.” Pablo Neruda It is so difficult to wait, and yet nothing short of patience can give us access to the nature of wholeness. In part, this is because the mystery of life in its totality is incomprehensible, and what can...
