Inspiration for life with a Buddhist twist!
Sharing, openness, and turning suffering into joy are the core of human spirituality. ~ Herbie Hancock
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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, …
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 …
Stepping out of your old, familiar way of seeing yourself and your life isn't easy in the beginning. It feels uncomfortable, weird and risky. But when you persist in growing, you become stronger, flourish, and fulfill your destiny for all the world to see and enjoy!
When we resist what is, we block what could be. When we embrace what is, we unlock what could be. ~ Alexandra Innes
Could there be such a miracle, she wondered, such a flowering of the human heart where once it was torn apart from itself...
I’ve been thinking about stories recently. How they get dismissed as non-essential to life, when, in fact, to quote author Philip Pullman, “After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in …
