When I begin to doubt that I have what it takes to stay present with impermanence, egolessness, and suffering, it uplifts me to remember Trungpa Rinpoche’s cheerful reminder that there is no cure for hot and cold.
There is no cure for the facts of life.
Pema Chödrön. The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
Often, we focus only on the final goal and feel overwhelmed by its scale. The journey itself is the true architect of achievement.
‘Step by step, a path;
stone by stone, a cathedral,’
my great-grandfather used to say.
Phil Cousineau Stoking the Creative Fires: 9 Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination
A zen-like poem. What seems like a loss becomes clarity to see more riches.
Each day, less leaves
in the tree outside my window.
More leave, and every day
more sky. More of the far,
and every night more stars.
Li-Young Lee, Leaving
Thanksgiving happens when our sense of presence meets and fully beholds all other presences.
Being unappreciative, feeling distant, might mean we are simply not paying attention.
David Whyte, Gratitude
Don’t Take Anything Personally.
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream.
When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.
Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements. Second Agreement
When we accept an event, we stop saying, “This shouldn’t have happened” and start asking, “Given that this has happened, what now?”
Everywhere, at each moment, you have the option:
to accept this event with humility;
to treat this person as he should be treated;
to approach this thought with care, so that nothing irrational creeps in.”
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.54
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