To Know Itself

The cosmos is within us.
We are made of star-stuff.
We are a way for the universe
to know itself.

Carl Sagan

There is Nothing Lacking

Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.

Lao Tzu

Don't Miss the Flower Show

It's OK to be a late bloomer,
as long as you don't miss
the flower show!

Jane Fonda

Be It

I've been searching for years for the ideal place.
And I've come to the realization that the only way
to find it is to be it.

Alan Watts

Take the "er" Out

Take the "er" out of feel-er, think-er, own-er of bodies.
Take the "er" out of know-er, and connect-er to awareness.
The "er" assumes a do-er, a self-er, and receiver.
Take the "er" out, de-centers.
Try on the possibility that there is no-thing doing the 
feeling and thinking and witnessing and connecting.
Why would this matter?
Well, if there's no "er," then how can experience happen?
What's left, without self-ers?
Happenings. Lots and lots and lots of happening.
Not knowers of happenings.
Not awarenesses of happenings.
Just happenings.
Instead of experience-er of things,
it's simply all actual experience.

Judy Cohen

That's Okay

When you sit alone quietly,
it's something beautiful,
even if nobody sees it.
When a little flower appears
in a crack between two rocks,
it's a beautiful sight.
People may never see it,
but that's okay.

Thich Nhat Hanh

The Problem Isn't You

If you're struggling to change your life,
achieve your goals, or feel happier,
I want you to hear this: The problem isn't you.
The problem is the power you unknowingly
give to other people.

Mel Robbins

No Control

The reality is, no matter how
hard you try or what you do,
you cannot control other people.
And yet, you live your life
as if you can.

Mel Robbins

Create Something

In a time of destruction,
CREATE something.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Doing My Job

If I'm not deleting myself,
I'm not doing my job.

Byron Katie

Mystical Fool

There is a mystical fool in me
that proved to be stronger
than all my science.

Carl Jung

More Myself

I never change.
I simply become
more myself.

Joyce Carol Oates