Quotes 💗

As the Buddha is said to have explained to a disciple:

“You are one of those gems, and every person, every animal, every tree and plant, every insect, every speck of dust that floats up into a sunbeam and down onto a road, is a gem of the net of Indra. Every emotion that you feel, and all the feelings that all beings have ever felt, even thousands

“People are trying to guess about your future potential, based on your past trajectory. […] If you don’t provide your own chronicle of who you are, one will be given to you. You’ll assume whatever description the other party gives you, dictated by their biases, perceptions and attributions. Don’t passively let others dictate your narrative, write

Every family is a country with its own set of rules and you don’t know that that’s true until you leave your country and you go: ‘oh, you’re a family and your dad is the one that…’ - Amy Poehler on Conan’s podcast

As you prepare your breakfast, think of others

   (do not forget the pigeon’s food).

As you conduct your wars, think of others

   (do not forget those who seek peace).

As you pay your water bill, think of others

   (those who are nursed by clouds).

As you return home, to your home, think of others

   (do not forget the people of the camps).

As you sleep

Coaching is guiding a person toward their own inner wisdom, clarity, and sense of possibility.

Tara Sophia Mohr

“As someone looks up at the night sky, they hold the stars in their eyes. Whatever is shared between shining pupils and stellar flames is a reflective dialogue, exemplifying the interrelatedness of the cosmos.”

~ author Rachel Capurso, Submission for The American Academy of Religion, March 2014

Love this from Yancey Strickler:

An artist is a self-employed self-expressor.

A creator is a self-employed commercial expressor.