It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s...

Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a powerful...

May the beauty of your life become more visible to you, that you may glimpse your wild divinity. May the wonders of the earth call you...

If you can start the day without caffeine, If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and...

I said to the wanting-creature inside me: What is this river you want to cross? There are no travelers on the river-road, and no road. Do...

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our...

1 Waking Up Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look...

Whoever acts with respect will get respect. Whoever brings sweetness will be served almond cake. Good women are drawn to be with good...

I would like to live at the pace of stones Have a mountain’s idea of time Spend my days in the company of shadows Companion to inchworm,...

May I open to this moment just as it is. May I be undisturbed by the comings and goings of events. May my heart be at ease with the...

"Tibetan Buddhists liken the mind to a vast, clear sky. All our sensations, thoughts, and emotions are like weather that passes through...

"You're turning over your whole life to [them]. Your whole life. And if it means so little to you that you can just give it away, hand...

The word encourage comes from the Old French "to take heart", and with self-compassion we take heart as we guide ourselves on the path of...

Let me hear you. Speak your heart and empty out those dark corners. Words unspoken cannot bring joy. Let them dance, even if their steps...

How did the rose ever open its heart and give this world all of its beauty? It felt the encouragement of light against its being,...

Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical...

My desire is always the same; wherever Life deposits me: I want to stick my toe & soon my whole body into the water. I want to shake out...

What makes a fire burn is space between the logs, a breathing space. Too much of a good thing, too many logs packed in too tight can...

look down at your body whisper there is no home like you

Take the step. Shiver, tremble, shake... Feel more fear than you've ever felt! But take the step. Or do not. (That’s okay too.) Either...