There are no good artists, there are no bad artists. There are just those who really do it. College Art Teacher   “I think back to an art teacher I had when I was in college and I quote him often. He said to me one day, ‘Anodea, there are…

Form is not boundlessness. Boundlessness is not form. Form is boundlessness. Boundlessness is form. The Heart Sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Sanskrit the title of this sutra translates as “The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom”.   “These are lines from the Heart Sutra that sums up everything that I’m…

In a deeply tribal way, we love our monsters. E.O. Wilson, Ph.D. (1929-3031) was an American biologist, naturalist, ecologist, and entomologist known for developing the field of sociobiology. Author of many books including Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life   “This quote has always resonated with me because it makes…

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) Mythologist and author of Hero with a Thousand Faces   “This is my favorite quote because I understand that we all have a highest self, and throughout the course of our lives, we can have parts of…

I have found a way to live here, as part of nature, to live in my own time.  People are always living as if something better is about to happen…they are up in the head and don’t think to live their lives.    C.G. Jung spoken in an interview with…

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…