“You don’t have to force the flow—sometimes your only job is to soften and let go.” For most of my life, I was obsessed with getting everything right. Planning. Controlling. Anticipating every outcome so I wouldn’t be caught off guard. I saw life as a kind of puzzle:...

‘Even though we have that fruit in our hand we get no benefit from it. Only through the actual eating of the fruit will we really know its taste.’ Ajahn Chah

“If today gets difficult, remember the smell of coffee, the way sunlight bounces off a window, the sound of your favorite person’s laugh, the feeling when a song you love comes on, the color of the sky at dusk, and that we are here to take care of each other.” ~Nanea...

‘It’s of great importance that we practise the Dhamma. If we don’t practise, then all our knowledge is only superficial knowledge, just the outer shell of it.’ Ajahn Chah

“Living in the moment is learning how to live between the big moments. It is learning how to make the most of the in-betweens and having the audacity to make those moments just as exciting.” ~Morgan Harper Nichols There’s a peculiar grief that doesn’t often get named....

‘Awareness cuts through the cleverness of delusion. It exposes the impermanence of all mental and emotional states, and in doing so, it reveals the freedom that comes from letting go of attachment to these states.’ Everyday Buddhism

Wisdom, in the Buddhist tradition, refers to the deep understanding of the nature of reality, particularly the realisation of impermanence, not-self, and suffering.

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt There’s a quiet moment before the spotlight hits when everything in your body wants to run. Your hands tremble. Your voice tightens....

‘If one sits dozing in dullness assuming that maintaining silence is Son [Zen (mediation)] how can spiritual powers possibly manifest.’ Chinul Sunim