It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. —Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"You can attract luck simply by sharing your work publicly."

James Clear

nelson mandela: "thinking too well of people often allows them to behave better than they otherwise would"

"Italy is known for tomatoes. Thailand for chilies. Germany for sauerkraut.

But tomatoes originated in Peru. Thailand imported chilies from Central America. Sauerkraut started in China.

Everything is a remix—and the world is better for it. Share what you know. Learn from others."

James Clear

with times changing... "what everybody knows is true turns out to be what some people used to think"

ursula k le guin

God, grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know that one is me.

https://adultchildren.org/literature/aca-serenity-prayer/

Poet Lucille Clifton on confidence: “What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else.”

At the heart of Nhat Hanh’s teachings is the idea that “understanding is love’s other name” — that to love another means to fully understand his or her suffering. (“Suffering” sounds rather dramatic, but in Buddhism it refers to any source of profound dissatisfaction — be it physical or psychoemotional or spiritual.)

When we feed and support our own

"sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy" -- thich nhat hanh

"Repetition unlocks value. The value of your first workout increases the more you exercise. The value of your first article increases the more you write. The value of your first conversation increases the longer you stay in the relationship. Day One continues to compound."

James Clear