Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our read more

If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We can grieve our lost loves, our lost youth, our lost health, our lost capacities. This is part of our humanness, part of the expression of our love for life.

If you want to find a deeper meaning in your life, you can't find it in the opinions or the read more

If you want to find a deeper meaning in your life, you can't find it in the opinions or the beliefs that have been handed to you. You have to go to that place within yourself.

Life is like a cash register, in that every account, every thought, every deed, like every sale, is registered and read more

Life is like a cash register, in that every account, every thought, every deed, like every sale, is registered and recorded.

I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.

I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.

Not only is life too short, it has acne and looks geeky in gym clothes.

Not only is life too short, it has acne and looks geeky in gym clothes.

We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire.

We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire.

A generous person forgets what he gives and remembers what he receives. Learn, earn, return. These are the three phases read more

A generous person forgets what he gives and remembers what he receives. Learn, earn, return. These are the three phases of life.

Life is a series of little deaths out of which life always returns.

Life is a series of little deaths out of which life always returns.