meditations ☯︎

before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. after enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.
~ buddhist saying
Things take the time they take. Don't worry.
Mary Oliver
‘I am what I am right now, and that is enough to start with’.
I Am What I Am Right Now, and That Is Enough to Start With

You cannot fear something that you do not know. Nobody is afraid of the unknown. What you really fear is the loss of the known. That’s what you fear.
J. Francis Stroud • Awareness: Conversations with the Masters
beginnings always hide themselves in ends