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I'm exploring humility and growth with this illustrated poem by Jarod K. Anderson.

What is our personal work actually for?

Flying a kite is an exercise in life: a balance in command and release, to give into the direction of the wind, to maintain enough...

I am gloriously small and insignificant in this wide and wonderful world.

Spring Equinox (in the Northern Hemisphere) indicates equal hours of day and night and invites a feeling a balance, of pause, before...

Given the present situation in Ukraine, I repainted this with another flower in mind. 🌻 If you haven't heard the story of the Ukrainian...

There's more than one way of looking at life and death. It's sometimes even comforting to think of them as one and the same.

"Love is like the sea. It's a moving thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from the shore it meets, and it's different with every...

Though most scholars of Taoism agree that Lao Tzu never said this, this quote is often attributed to him. It seems like a modern Zen...

Sometimes when the going gets tough, we become even tougher on ourselves. I can't count the number of times I've told myself to "shake it...

A moment of Zen from a delightful collaboration with Ivana Fourine. I hope today you find a minute to just dance with the wind. 💃⁠ ⁠...

Yes, this world is fleeting. 🥀 But is that a reason to make our lives a hard and bitter dust that hides its glow?⁠ ⁠ 🎶 Lyrics from...

"We think death will come later, but constant change (impermanence) is not later, it's right here. And so, studying constant change is...

"What can I say" by Mary Oliver has been sitting in my heart for a number of months. Read the full poem, and you will see why:⁠ ⁠ What...

Quote by Thich Nhat Hanh⁠

I'm not sure who the author of this quote is, but it reminds me of the line from Semisonic's "Closing Time" -- which was the anthem to my...

"A flower does not compare itself to the one beside it, it simply blooms." - Sensei Ogui

I'm not sure who the original author of this quote is, but to all my friends this winter night, I hope you are safe. I hope you are well....

A confident person isn't necessarily confident because they are beautiful, powerful, intelligent, popular, or kind. Those traits might...