“August of another summer, and once again I am drinking the sun and the lilies again are spread across the water.”
"There are a hundred paths through the world that are easier than loving. But who wants easier?"
- Mary Oliver
Love
"to live in this world / you must be able / to do three things / to love what is mortal; / to hold it / against your bones knowing / your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, / to let it go"
- Mary Oliver
Love
"It is a serious thing – just to be alive – on this fresh morning – in this broken world."
- Mary Oliver
Awareness
"To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work."
- Mary Oliver
Awareness
"It is a serious thing–just to be alive–on this fresh morning–in this broken world."
- Mary Oliver
Awareness
"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."
- Will Rogers
Reflection
"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."
- Tom Lehrer
Reflection
"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."
- Lucille Ball
Reflection
"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."
- Pema Chodron
Reflection
"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."
Reflection