Inspiration for life with a Buddhist twist!
Life contains the capacity, like flames that reach toward heaven, to transform suffering and pain into the energy of value-creation, the light that illuminates the dark. Like the wind traversing vast spaces unhindered, life has …
Sharing, openness, and turning suffering into joy are the core of human spirituality. ~ Herbie Hancock
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We don’t want to repeat past mistakes, we want a fresh start. But this fresh start can only come if we change our minds. We cannot just place a new life on top of old …
Life’s trials are actually our great treasures that hone and strengthen us. If we can sincerely look at them that way, we’ll achieve immense growth. But if we wallow in our sadness and become self-pitying, …
Reality often exceeds the most beautiful dreams. ~ Hans Christian Andersen
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I recently experienced a (mis)adventure with Toronto streetcar tracks that gave me an excellent lesson...
I didn’t write this inspiring story about a brave and selfless little parrot, but I wish I had! I found it on the Internet and edited it a bit. I hope it moves you as …
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. ~ Jack Layton, in his …
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