Every day has a moment of eternity trying to reach you. William Blake “Imagine each day, despite the news on CNN, despite the devastation of storms, despite all the suffering in the world which we have to acknowledge as part of our witnessing of the world that every day has…

A seed neither fears light nor darkness, but uses both to grow. Mashona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean-born and Canadian-based philosopher, entrepreneur. Author of Lalibela’s Wise Man    “This is the opening quote to my Introduction to Writing by Heart. It makes me cry because it’s the essence of what I’ve learned about…

What you think, you become, what you feel, you attract, and what you imagine, you create. Gautama Buddha (563/480 BCE) “I was recently reminded of this quote from my Insight Timer Meditation app. Now it is my favorite quote and speaks to me for so many reasons. It focuses me…

“You don’t need numbers; you need passion, and this is proven by the history of the world!”  James Baldwin (1924-1987) American writer, civil rights activist and subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary “I am Not Your Negro” based on James Baldwin’s life, interviews, and writings. “When James Baldwin wrote this he was…

The antidote is in the venom. Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi, Persian Poet   “This is one of my all time favorite quotes and has been a guide for me for many years and it goes to the heart of my most recent book on relationship. Everything that we need to discover…

Dance when you’re broken open. Dance if you’ve torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance when you’re perfectly free. Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī,(1207-1273), more popularly known simply as Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet “I know many listeners are familiar with this poem as translated…

All you need is love. John Lennon & Paul McCartney, The Beatles “I use this phrase not just as a quote but as a mantra. When something goes wrong in my day, I say to myself that all you really need is love. Something happens that’s stressful and I say…

My life is my message. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1883-1944) Indian activist, leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule  “When Gandhi finished giving a talk to thousands of people in India, he got on the train and as the train started moving away, the people were waving and he…

We were together, I forget the rest.                                                              Walt Whitman, poet “I use this quote all the time now. I say…

When you’re able to see the earth for the Bodhisattva that she is, you will want to bow down and touch the earth with reverence and respect. Then love and care will be born in your heart. This awakening is enlightenment. Don’t look for enlightenment elsewhere. This awake meaning, this…