Turn your scars into stars.

Turn your scars into stars.

God doesn't seek for golden vessels, and does not ask for silver ones, but He must have clean ones.

God doesn't seek for golden vessels, and does not ask for silver ones, but He must have clean ones.

What I am trying to do is to unmuddle the metaphysical.

What I am trying to do is to unmuddle the metaphysical.

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up read more

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up because by then I was too famous.

Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go,
non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness
practice. You read more

Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go,
non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness
practice. You might experiment with using the cultivation of generosity as
a vehicle for deep self-observation and inquiry as well as an exercise in
giving. A good place to start is with yourself. See if you can give
yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance, or
some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to
accept these gifts without obligation-to simply receive from yourself, and
from the universe.

There is no time like the pleasant.

There is no time like the pleasant.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters. - Letters read more

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters. - Letters to Young Men.

Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.

Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of read more

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese. - The Lonely Crowd.