The mystery is that whoever shows up when we dare to give has exactly what we need hidden in their trouble.

In a world where the great technologies enable us to record, replay, cut and paste, zoom in, and delete, listening is the crucial commitment to keep the heart touchable.

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

Living is the original art. As a young man I wanted to be a poet and I learned along the way that I already was a poet.

No amount of thinking can stop thinking.

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 greedy one gathered all the cherries, while the simple one tasted all the cherries in one.