Mary

“I not only use all the brains that I have, but all I can borrow.”
― Woodrow Wilson

“As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make
friends with the quietness of our sensations.”
― Sharon Salzberg, A Heart as Wide as the World: Stories on the Path of Lovingkindness

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”
― Edith Sitwell

“speak quietly to yourself & promise there will be better days. whisper gently to yourself and provide assurance that you really are extending your best effort. console your bruised and tender spirit with reminders of many other successes. offer comfort in practical and tangible ways - as if you were encouraging your dearest friend. recognize that on certain days the greatest grace is that the day is over and you get to close your eyes. tomorrow comes more brightly...”
― mary anne radmacher