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Wednesday of Hope – To Risk Opening
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was greater than the risk it took to blossom. – Anais Nin
Life Is a Garden
life is a garden, not a road we enter and exit through the same gate wandering, where we go matters less than what we notice – Bokonon
For a Mind Clear as Water
In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light – Eihei Dogen
Not Made in the Shade
Flowers are not made by singing “Oh, how beautiful,” and sitting in the shade. – Rudyard Kipling
What Is Enough?
Do we really need much more than this? To honor the dawn. To visit a garden. To talk to a friend. To contemplate a cloud. To cherish a meal. To bow our heads before the mystery of the day. Are these not enough? –… Continue Reading “What Is Enough?”
When Is Time Really Wasted?
It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Wednesday of Hope – No Mud, No Lotus
It takes mud for the lotus to become itself, and the greater the mud in your life, the greater the lotus blossom. – Jakusho Kwong, No Beginning, No End
See What Is Here Now
Never be so focused on what you’re looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find. – Ann Patchett
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