“At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.”

“At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.” – Aristocles also known as Plato “Love is a fruit in season at all times, and in reach of every hand! – Mother Teresa “You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.” –Thich Nhat Hanh “The heart has its reasonsContinue reading ““At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.””

Coffee or tea…break?

The busy-ness of your day perhaps, does not lend itself to leisurely long luxurious days in extended retreats; however one can rest in short breaks and still feel truly refreshed. Enjoying your favorite coffee or tea can be one of those breaks, as you know. Here are a few thoughts on taking just these typesContinue reading “Coffee or tea…break?”

Just a tiny little love note on procrastination

“Procrastination is driven by a presumption of regret.”― Rayvern White “Procrastination isn’t task management, it’s feeling management.”― Scott Ginsberg “I’m a big believer in putting things off, In fact, I even put off procrastinating. ―  Ella Varner “What is deferred is not avoided.”― Sir Thomas More “How easy it is to slip.How hard it is to climb.How wiseContinue reading “Just a tiny little love note on procrastination”

Extended Reflections – Compassion

“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.” -George Washington Carver “All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch anotherContinue reading “Extended Reflections – Compassion”

Wednesday Reflection: the unexpected and the unlikely

“Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” – Bob Kerrey “Sometimes the most beautiful thing is precisely the one that comes unexpectedly and unearned, hence something given truly as a present.”- Anna Freud “It is only those who are lightly esteemed that can make unexpected impact. They areContinue reading “Wednesday Reflection: the unexpected and the unlikely”

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing…”

“By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.”― Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire “Appreciation, not possession, makes a thing ours.”― Marty Rubin “Even the smallest tender mercy can bring peace when recognized and appreciated.”― Richelle E. Goodrich “You can’t just write and write and put things in a drawer. They wither without the warm sun of someoneContinue reading ““Appreciation is a wonderful thing…””