"When a cat falls out of a tree, it lets go of itself. The cat becomes completely relaxed, and lands lightly on the ground. But if a cat were about to fall out of a tree and suddenly make up its mind that it didn’t want to fall, it would become tense and rigid, and would be just a bag of broken bones upon landing.

In the same way, it is the philosop

For Yalom, instead of doing, searching, and acting on life as a problem to be solved, we find what we need in being, harmonizing, and unifying in an acceptance of life as a mystery to be lived.

Yalom on Approaching Meaning Marie Snyder 4.22.2025

At the end there may be no answers and only a few very simple questions: did I love, finish my task in the world?

Jeanne Lohmann

My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can, with whatever I have, to try to make a difference.

Jimmy Carter

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.

Chuang-Tsu