You will come across obstacles in life – fair and unfair.
And you will discover, time and time again, that what matters most is not what these obstacles are but how we see them, how we react to them, and whether we keep our composure
Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is the Way,
This morning, the sun rose without fanfare, yet it claimed the sky.
The light touches everything – the dew, the stone, the anxious heart – and whispers: You are seen. You are held.
It’s a beautiful day not because it’s perfect, but because within its hours lies the relentless, gentle persistence of grace.
Pádraig Ó Tuama, Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community
To those who will come after, I say
Life is not for waiting.
Rumi, Gnostic Donkeys (2)
Peace isn’t a thought or a feeling.
It’s the ground of being that’s always here
when you stop clinging to the noise in your head.
Ajahn Sumedho, The Sound of Silence
In the rhythm of nature, ripening is not rushed. It happens slowly, quietly, under the warmth of the sun — a patient unfolding from within.
Ripening, in this sense, is not about striving for self-improvement. It’s about relaxing into the fullness of who we already are.
During the summer, I have often found myself appreciating the blackcurrant bushes where I live — watching, day after day, as the berries shift from small and green to dark and full. It’s a transformation that unfolds over time, without any effort. There’s a quiet wisdom in the way summer ripens things: not all at once, but steadily, given the right conditions.
These moments remind us that our inner growth is often the same. When we soften, slow down, and offer ourselves warmth and care, something begins to open on its own.
Antonia Sumbundu
The boundary to our freedom is not the reality we face,
but our refusal to face it.
David Richo
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