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I read recently that the Dalai Lama said that enlightenment is love and insight working together, like wings on a bird. I love this idea because it conjures a rich metaphor for understanding our lives. Neither love or insight alone is enough to live well. Both must come together and act in concert for us to to…

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. – Buddha The Sun will rise each day The Moon will rise each evening. And the truth will arrive each and every day. What you make of it, and do with it, will determine whether you evolve that truth – or it…

You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isn’t correct. We all start with all there is, it’s how we use it that makes things possible. – Henry Ford I love the reminder this quote offers. In considering this idea, remember that energy – which is what everything is – cannot be created or destroyed,…

It’s not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted. – Mary Flannery O’Connor It’s not enough to not be passive, one must have desire. It’s not enough to move, one must have a purpose. It’s not enough to be active, one must be…

It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan. – Eleanor Roosevelt Let’s get clear on a few terms: wishing, wanting, hoping and desiring, planning and intending. They are all thoughts. Thoughts in your head that create emotions in your body. These emotions either create in-action or action (read on and I…

You might not want to do everything you imagine, but you can’t do anything you can’t imagine doing. I pondered over the above words a fair amount. I wanted them to be expansive and positive, while still defensible against critics and pessmists. I wanted them to strike a balance between what people often see as…