"We do not think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into new ways of thinking.”
–Richard Rohr

“Stories are a communal currency of humanity.”

― Tahir Shah

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”

–Maya Angelou

I’ll ride the wave where it takes me
-Eddie Vedder “Release”

“Grace means that all of your mistakes now serve a purpose instead of serving shame.”

–Brené Brown

"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional."
-John Maxwell

find beauty in each day
a small beauty works fine
bask in it then let it go
other beauty awaits you

Kat Lehman

“Aging is not ‘lost youth’ but a new stage of opportunity and strength.”

– Betty Friedan

“I loafe and invite my soul,
I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.”

-Walt Whitman

“Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.” –Saint Augustine

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” –William Shakespeare

"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away." - Pablo Picasso

“Live as beautifully, bravely, and kindly as you can…” (unknown)

“There’s no life

that couldn’t be immortal

if only for a moment.”

- Wisława Szymborska

“Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.”

― Shannon Alder”

When life has lost its promise, when it is hard to trust again or feel alive or curious again, love beckons us over and asks, “Got a minute?”

—Anne Lamott

“I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.”

- Mother Teresa

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." - Ursula K. Le Guin

“Nature leaves its treasures scattered in plain view. It takes a careful observer to see what is everywhere”

-Kat Lehmann Small Stones from the River

"The earth is what we all have in common." - Wendell Berry