When we are stunned to the place beyond words, when an aspect of life takes us away  from being able to chip away at something until it’s down to a manageable size and then to file it nicely away, when all we can say in response is “Wow,” that’s a prayer. … Wonder…

  The scent of spring was as light as goodness, pure and natural, mixed with the smells of mulch and grass and the old-lady perfume of wildflowers. … I looked across the wooded canyon at Mount Tamalpais and shouted, “Thank you, Mother,” and would not have cared if someone had come along and heard me….

  “A man once told Buddha, ‘I want happiness.’ The Buddha replied, ‘First remove the “I”, that is ego. Then remove the “want”, that is desire.  And now all you are left with is Happiness.’” -Anonymous This reminds me that happiness is always a choice. The only things standing between me and happiness is my…

    There’s freedom in hitting bottom, in seeing that you won’t be able to save or rescue your daughter, her spouse, his parents, or your career, relief in admitting you’ve reached the place of great unknowing. This is where restoration can begin… Anne Lamott — Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers   The paradox…

  Learn to love who you are, even as newer versions of you emerge. – Seen on Facebook Change can be wonderful, but it can also be frightening. One of the things that makes it hard for me to let go of my character defects is that I fear what my life will be like…