Who's to say the effort to be real isn't the beginning of wings?

At the heart of each spiritual tradition is the question of how to be in the world without losing what matters, and whether living an awakened life is of any use if we don't bring what matters to bear on the world.

To walk quietly until the miracle in everything speaks is poetry, whether we write it down or not.

Before we can count we are taught to be grateful for what others do. As we are broken open by our experience, we begin to be grateful for what is, and if we live long enough and deep enough and authentically enough, gratitude becomes a way of life.

The simplest and bravest way to counter the plight of disheartenment is to move toward what is precious.

To listen is to lean in, softly, with a willingness to be changed by what we hear.

…there are no wrong turns, only unexpected paths.