Steven D

“The path is uncharted. It comes into existence moment by moment and at the same time drops away behind us. It's like riding on a train sitting backwards. We can't see where we're headed, only where we've been.

This is a very encouraging teaching, because it says that the source of wisdom is whatever is going to happen to us today. The source of wisdom is whatever is happening to us right at this very instant.”
― Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

“Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well.”
― Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

“How
Did the rose
Ever open its heart
And give to this world
All its
Beauty?
It felt the encouragement of light
Against its Being.
Otherwise,
We all remain
Too
Frightened”
― Hafez

“It is our imagination that is responsible for love, not the other person.”
― Marcel Proust