If you hold on to the handle, it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it's more fun if you just let the wind carry you.

Empty Spaces:After his father died he carried his life more gently & left an empty space for the birds & other creatures.

Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.

There is nothing more I ask of this life than this moment, exactly so. And suddenly forever seems like too short a time.

In my dream the angel shrugged and said, if we fail this time, it will be a failure of imagination. And then she placed the world gently in the palm of my hand.

There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.

The most important thing you leave behind is the stuff that turns into treasures when children find it