We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. – Anaïs Nin Unless you learn to face your own shadows, you will continue to see them in others, because the world outside of you is only a reflection of the world inside of you. – C. G. Jung  A thought for…

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day. – Albert…

Wishing on a Star, paper collage, 2025 During my meditation this morning, a thought came to mind that I believe is worth sharing: this is your moment. What that means to me: this day is your moment to enjoy life, to be receptive to life, to engage with life in an inspired and meaningful way.…

Cosmic Cowboys, paper collage, 2024 As I was having coffee this morning, I found myself contemplating some of the ideas I encountered in Carl Rogers’s On Becoming a Person, which I was rereading the other day. And I was struck by a thought that I believe is worth sharing: Allow yourself to be shaped by…

Northern Cardinal (male) It is my opinion that living is not only inherently worthwhile, but that the basic experience of being alive is also inherently pleasurable, or should be inherently pleasurable. And if the basic experience of living is not pleasurable, it is likely because our way of living, or mode of experiencing life, is…

Lost Sunset, paper collage, 2024 We know ourselves by experience. The feeling that you’ve somehow “lost touch” with yourself indicates an impoverishment of experiencing. At any given time, I have the choice to be active in—to be the creator of—my life, or to regress into passivity. Said differently: at any given time, I can make…