daily contemplation

"Whether we are dying, caring, or grieving, if we run from suffering to nowhere or into addiction-- be it hyperactivity, drugs, food, sex shopping, or even sleep-- we will only be driven into deeper confusion, making it all the more difficult to see what's really going on."

~ Joan Halifax

"The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened."

~ John F. Kennedy

"Not everyone wants this conventional little life you’re rowing your boat toward. I like my river of fire. And when it’s time for me to go I fully intend to roll off my one-person dinghy into the flames and be consumed. I'm not afraid."

~ Zadie Smith