“and i said to my body. softly. ‘i want to be your friend.’ it took a long breath. and replied ‘i have been waiting my whole life for...

When people say "Let it go," what they really mean is "Get over it," and that's not a helpful thing to say. It's not a matter of letting...

Just for now, Without asking how, Let yourself sink into stillness. Just for now, lay down the weight You so patiently bear upon your...

I was the type of person, That held onto things too tight, Unable to release my grip, When it no longer felt right, And although it gave...

The cosmos is filled with precious gems. I want to offer a handful of them to you this morning. Each moment you are alive is a gem,...

There is a brokenness out of which comes the unbroken, a shatteredness out of which blooms the unshatterable. There is a sorrow beyond...

Earth, teach me quiet — as the grasses are still with new light. Earth, teach me suffering — as old stories suffer with memory Earth ,...

It is a kind of love, is it not? How the cup holds the tea, How the chair stands sturdy and foursquare, How the floor receives the...

Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion or cultural system. I am not from the East or the...

You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let...

Admit something: Everyone you see, you say to them, “Love me.” Of course you do not do this out loud; otherwise, someone would call the...

There is no controlling life. Try corralling a lightning bolt, containing a tornado. Dam a stream and it will create a new channel. ...

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an...

Always we hope someone else has the answer, some other place will be better, some other time, it will turn out. This is it. No one else...