The Only Cure

I believe I know the only cure, which is to
make one's center of life inside of one's self,
not selfishly or excludingly, but with a kind
of unassailable serenity - to decorate one's
inner house so richly that one is content there,
glad to welcome anyone who wants to come
and stay, but happy all the same when one is
inevitably alone.

Edith Wharton

Terrifying State of Being

To take advantage of the opportunities
afforded by solitude, a person must be
able to turn a basically terrifying state
of being into a productive one.

Reed W. Larson

Thriving Alone

The common cure for loneliness
is more connections, yet exercising
our solitude is another option.
Time alone is inevitable - but
can we thrive when it occurs?

Michael Harris

Awakening

Pausing is
the doorway
to awakening.

Patricia Donegan

Nothing to be Well-adjusted to

We all want our children
to be well-adjusted;
unfortunately, there's
nothing to be well-adjusted to.

Terence McKenna

Lost Touch

I have already lost touch
with a couple of people
I used to be.

Joan Didion

You Have Played Enough

Half of life is lost in charming others.
The other half is lost in going through
anxieties caused by others.

Leave this play,

you have played enough.

Rumi