No matter what the situation may be, the right course of action is always compassion and love.    Neil Strauss

“If in the midst of negativity you are able to realize “At this moment I  am creating suffering for myself” it will be enough to raise you above the limitations of conditioned egoic states and reactions.  It will open up infinite possibilities which come to you when there is awareness – other vastly more intelligent […]

When you judge another,  you do not define them, you define yourself.

“Stop looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love – you have a treasure within that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.”

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

“As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation — either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.”

“Only to the degree that we’ve gotten to know our personal pain, only to the degree that we’ve related with pain at all, will we be fearless enough, brave enough, enough of a warrior to be willing to feel the pain of others . . . we will discover that their pain and our own pain is no different.”

You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go, There You Are

A Native American wisdom story tells of an old Cherokee who is teaching his grandson about life.  “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy.  “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.  One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, […]

Every moment I shape my destiny with a chisel. I am a carpenter of my own soul. Rumi