things that made me go hmm/woah

There's a moment when a person starts fearing the shoddy, half-lived life of indulged anxiety more than the cold millstone of courage, and something instantly changes in them. They become spiritually taller and three times as attractive

and when nobody wakes you up in the morning, and when nobody waits for you at night, and when you can do whatever you want. what do you call it, freedom or loneliness?

To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life.

big secret to happiness is just liking stuff. finding more stuff to like. finding ways to like stuff you didn’t before. recognizing what it feels like to like something and doubling down on that. what feels frivolous is actually the whole ballgame

It wasn’t until I read “The Wisdom Way of Knowing,” by Cynthia Bourgeault, an Episcopal priest, that I began to wonder if something was getting lost in our culture’s emphasis on time management. In the book, Ms. Bourgeault describes her rationale for how she organized a retreat for participants seeking to deepen their spirituality: “On Eagle Island... See more

My best thoughts – the ones that make the most difference in my life – are rarely the byproduct of thought.

A-ha moments.

Epiphanies.

Inspirational insights.

They rarely arise from thinking hard.

They are, instead – a byproduct of leaning back.

Finding flow.

Letting go

The backward step.

A clearing – for me - is where clarity calls home.