January 2011
In their book Stories of the Spirit, Jack Kornfield and Christina Feldman tell this story: A family went out to a restaurant for dinner. When the waitress arrived, the parents gave their orders. Immediately, their five-year-old daughter piped up with her own: “I’ll have a hot dog, french fries and a Coke.” “Oh no you won’t,” interjected the dad, and turning to the waitress he said, “She’ll have...
Anonymous asked: All the things that i've collected
Stones and Shells
Every word in every book
Upon my shelves
Only form a brief description of myself
But they don't define who i am
I don't think anything can, no
If i strip away the non-necessities
All the damage all the mess surrounding me
I don't crave what i have not
Stones and Shells
Every word in every book
Upon my shelves
Only form a brief description of myself
But they don't define who i am
I don't think anything can, no
If i strip away the non-necessities
All the damage all the mess surrounding me
I don't crave what i have not
“There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means...”
– Harry Crews
forestmagic-deactivated20110201 asked: Your blog just helped me decide on something really important. Thank you for being awesome. <3
“Trust that little voice in your head that says ‘Wouldn’t it be interesting if…’;...”
– Duane Michals
“I cannot give you the formula for success,
but I can give you the formula for...”
– Herbert B. Swope
The moon
The moon is full once in a while.
It has that ability.
And it can be many other sizes,
depending on where it rests
in relation to the earth and the sun.
Romantic humans tend to enjoy the moon
regardless of its size or shape.
We have unconditional acceptance for the moon.
We don’t even criticize the moon
when it doesn’t show up at all
on a cloudy night.
The moon is...
They can because they think they can!
“We recognize that all knowledge is mediated through the body and that feeling is...”
– Audre Lorde
“Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something that needs our...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke
“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us,...”
– Henri Nouwen
“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever...”
– Jane Howard
“The biggest heartaches in my life have all been because I wanted people to love...”
You must accept & feel your vulnerabilities if you are to fully experience your TRUE self…what makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful & real!
“Its in the reach of my arms, the span of my hips, the stride in my step, the...”
– Maya Angelou
“To all the secret writers, late-night painters, would-be singers, lapsed and scared artists of every stripe, dig out your paintbrush, or your flute, or your dancing shoes. Pull out your camera or your computer or your pottery wheel. Today, tonight, after the kids are in bed or when your homework is done, or instead of one more video game or magazine, create something, anything.
Pick up a...
“It always shocked me when I realized that I wasn’t the only person in the world...”
– John Green