Stop for a few moments to enjoy what is, instead of rushing for the next Awesome! Gratitude for the small things engages the heart and lets you live in the Here.
We cannot allow our happiness to depend on our external circumstances, for every positive event and accomplishment we experience are accompanied by rapid adaptation and escalating expectations. Even as we attain greater heights, we begin to want even more. -Sonja Lybomirksy, The How Of Happiness
Our friends are an outer mirror of our selves - make sure to pick the best ones. They’ll lift you up, make you laugh and hold you when you most need it.
What did you dream of as a little girl? Have you buried those dreams beneath a lack of possibility, or courage or not good enough-ness?
I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion—and where it isn’t, that’s where my work lies. Ram Dass
Easy is boring - challenge yourself!
Make things happen for yourself…don’t wait for anyone else to do it for you!
The marble fountain sang. The sun softened the sharp edges of the late afternoon. The outdoor terraces were open for tea. It was just perfect.
Dreaming these little dreams keep happiness afloat and smiles glowing.
Three things cannot be hidden long, the sun, the moon, the truth.
Buddha
Saihō-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Nishikyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan.