Monthly Archives: August, 2011
Shaking, Sweating, Melting, Blowing
Without understanding how your inner nature evolves, how can you possibly discover happiness? Where is eternal happiness? It’s not in the sky or in the jungle; you won’t find it in the air or under the ground. Everlasting happiness is within you, within your psyche, your consciousness, your mind. That’s why it’s important that you …
Dear 18 Year Old Me
A life worth living is a life worth recording. ~My Mom If only I knew myself then the way I know myself now. That was the thought that kept running through my head as I read my diary from freshman year in college. Hard to believe that was almost 15 years ago. All these things …
The Pig of Happiness
As I go through all kinds of feelings and experiences in my journey through life — delight, surprise, chagrin, dismay — I hold this question as a guiding light: “What do I really need right now to be happy?” What I come to over and over again is that only qualities as vast and deep …
I’ll Take My Coffee Rare
Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger …
In an Instant
To change one’s life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions. ~William James In an instant your life can change forever. Your view on life can change. The way you feel about other people can change. Your heart can break. Your eyes well up with tears. Laughter fades. In instant everything you think you know …
They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara…
Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. ~Rumi This summer hasn’t been good for me in terms of blogging on a consistent schedule. I’ve been busy zombie hunting these days so that’s a good excuse, right? Okay, not really zombie hunting…I’m not really one for eating brains…but I have …
Meat on a Stick
Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. ~William James In addition to all the awesome homemade Arabic food I got to eat when I was home last weekend, I also got to spend time with a lot of …
