A beautiful quote from John O’Donahue, on friendship and conversations:

When was the last time you had a great conversation? A conversation that wasn’t just two intersecting monologues, but when you overheard yourself saying things you never knew you knew, that you heard yourself receiving from somebody words that found places within you that you th

Learning to live in flow with the seasons has been a goal of mine this year, both external and internal, connecting to earth's rhythms and my own. It’s like an adventure where I get to know myself from different angles. It has been an incredible journey, one of giving myself permission and self-compassion, of seeing how everything in life unfolds i

“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life. I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.” I’ve learned that life sometimes

Notice how you notice

I’m starting this week with this thought: the universe does not want me to try harder. It wants me to breathe, let go, and explore the idea that things can be simple and magical and that life can support me and unfold in a gentle and natural way. It’s a paradox, but “the softest things overcome the hardest things.”

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Don’t do any task in order to get it over with. Resolve to do each job in a relaxed way, with all your attention. Enjoy and be one with your work.

—Thích Nhất Hạnh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

Sometimes, the smallest and simplest acts take so little time that they can easily be done on autopilot, like drinking a glass of water or peeling fruit. Still, I have found that in them lays the key to a new kind of presence.

The practice of noticing

One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.

Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.