Mystery of the Moment

To the mind there is such a thing as news,
whereas to the inner knowing, it is all
in the middle of its happening.
To doubters, this is pain.
To believers, it's gospel.
To the lover and the visionary,
it is life as it's being lived.

Rumi

Finding No Home

Whoever wants music instead of noise,
joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold,
creative work instead of business,
passion instead of foolery, finds no home

in this trivial world of ours.

Hermann Hesse

Life is a Play

Hope for the best.
Expect the worst.
Life is a play.
We're unrehearsed.

Mel Brooks

Reviving Your Soul

Sit quietly and listen for a voice
that will say, Be more silent.
As that happens, your soul starts to revive.

Rumi

Instructions for Living

Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.

Mary Oliver

Nothing's More Interesting

Photograph the world as it is.
Nothing's more interesting

than reality.

Mary Ellen Mark

The Lucky Ones

Flowers are sweet.
They have short, beatific lives.
They offer much pleasure.
There is nothing in
the world that can be
said against them.
Sad, isn't it, that all they can
kiss is the air. Yes, yes!
We are the lucky ones.

Mary Oliver