At some point I realized that you don't get a full human life if you try to cut off one end of it, that you need to agree to the entire experience, to the full spectrum of what happens.
Jane HirshfieldZen pretty much comes down to three things -- everything changes; everything is connected; pay attention.
Jane HirshfieldTree It is foolish to let a young redwood grow next to a house. Even in this one lifetime, you will have to choose. That great calm being, this clutter of soup pots and books-- Already the first branch-tips brush at the window. Softly, calmly, immensity taps at your life.
Jane HirshfieldI will never become a horse trainer, a biologist, a person competent with a hammer. My loves were my loves.
Jane Hirshfield