Standing in the Sky
“Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky. When we think of the sky, we tend to look up, but the sky actually begins at the earth.” – Diane Ackerman
Continue reading →Category Archives: The Book of Taunt
Peace and Ease
“Try to meet all with peace and ease.” – Catherine McAuley
Continue reading →Light Trumps Darkness
“There’s always going to be bad stuff out there. But here’s the amazing thing – light trumps darkness, every time. You stick a candle into the dark, but you can’t stick the dark into the light.” – Jodi Picoult,
Continue reading →Relationship Challenges
“Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the fact that most people enter a relationship in order to get something: They’re trying to find someone who’s going to make them feel good. In reality, the only way a … Continue reading →
Difficulties Make Us Stronger
“Difficulties make us stronger – as long as we don’t walk away from them.”
Continue reading →The Secret of Living Well
“Perhaps the secret of living well is not in having all the answers but in pursuing unanswerable questions in good company.” – Rachel Naomi Remen
Continue reading →Look for the Circumstances
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. The people who get on in this world are they who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.” – George … Continue reading →
A Box of Crayons
“We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to learn to live in the same box.”
Continue reading →Treasure Each Encounter
“Each encounter is unprecedented; each encounter is unrepeatable. Treasure each encounter.” – Eido Tai Shimano Roshi
Continue reading →Lift Your Heart Toward Heaven
“Refuse to fall down. If you cannot refuse to fall down, refuse to stay down. If you cannot refuse to stay down, lift your heart toward heaven, and like a hungry beggar, ask that it be filled, and it will … Continue reading →