“Every day, think as you wake up, ‘today I am fortunate to be alive; I have a precious human life; I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the…

Sometimes, no matter which direction you feel yourself pulled, life has another lesson. “Something in me is being pulled out at the roots, thrashed on the ground, the tender bared, beaten, left to dry and blow away like so much chaff. Something is dying. The clear sky of the mind…

“Today, I decided to forgive you. Not because you apologized or because you acknowledged the pain that you caused me, but because my soul deserves peace.” -Nahwa Zebuan Peace. According to Merriam-Webster: peace is a state of tranquility or quiet, freedom from disturbance. Freedom from disturbances--well that sounds lovely. I…

“Let go of all of the ways that you thought life would unfold; the holding of plans or dreams or expectations—let it all go. Save your strength to swim with the tide. The choice to fight what is here before you now will only result in struggle, fear, and desperate…

We are the light bearers, stewards of a truth that insists on being shared despite doubt or fear or imagined limitation. We spread the flame by teaching or by growing still, by daring to be outrageous and dancing beneath the full moon, or by holding a friend in need and…

“Truth lives in the mud of this moment. It exists in the messy interplay of emotion and relationship and in the personality traits I’d rather leave behind. To experience truth doesn’t take sainthood or dissolving my desires. It requires diving into the muck and the mire of what’s here, feeling…

God saw you getting tired, and a cure was not to be. So he put His arms around you, and whispered, “Come to me.” With tearful eyes we watched you, as you slowly slipped away, and though we loved you dearly, we couldn't make you stay. Your golden heart stopped beating. Your tired hands put to rest. God…

“Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.” – Dr. Seuss I was on Facebook the other day, and a picture popped up in my memories timeline. This is where an old photo appears every day…

Joy for no reason. I am filled with a quiet joy for no reason save the fact that I am alive. The message I receive is clear - there’s no time to lose from loving, no place but here to offer kindness, no day but this to be my true…