Perhaps we just need little reminders from time to time that we are already dignified, deserving, worthy.

Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.

Just stopping, is a radical act of sanity and love.

Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

You are whole and also part of larger and larger circles of wholeness you many not even know about. You are never alone. And you already belong. You belong to humanity. You belong to life. You belong to this moment, this breath.

My father was a world-class scientist and my mother was a prolific painter. I could see that my parents had completely different ways of knowing and understanding the world, and relating to it. My father approached things through scientific inquiry and exploration, while my mother experienced things through her emotions and senses.

Practice sharing the fullness of your being, your best self, your enthusiasm, your vitality, your spirit, your trust, your openness, above all, your presence. Share it with yourself, with your family, with the world.