Joy is Transformation
“Joy is the transformation of our suffering, not the escape of all we have to face.” – Mark Nepo
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Death and Transformation
“A part of us has to die to transform; and a part of us dies if we don’t. Which part will prevail?” – Jett Psaris
Continue reading →Saying Goodbye is Hard
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – A.A. Milne
Continue reading →We are All Shape Shifters
“Who would deduce the dragonfly from the larva, the iris from the bud, the lawyer from the infant? …We are all shape-shifters and magical reinventors. Life is really a plural noun, a caravan of selves.” – Diane Ackerman
Continue reading →Totally Commit to What You Are Doing
“If you don’t make a total commitment to whatever you’re doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking. It’s tough enough getting that boat to shore with everybody rowing, let alone when a … Continue reading →
The Habit of Being Happy
“The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from domination of outside conditions.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
Continue reading →Go Deep
“When you can’t go far, you go deep.” – David Steindl-Rast
Continue reading →Knowing the Bible
“No man is uneducated who knows the Bible, and no one is wise who is ignorant of its teachings.” – Samuel Chadwick
Continue reading →The Most Potent Medicine
“Compassion is the most potent medicine we can administer in healthcare.” – Blaine Anderson
Continue reading →Facing Misfortune
“If you want to have a full and happy life, in good times and in bad, you have to get used to the idea that facing misfortune squarely is better than trying to escape from it.” – Norman Fischer
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