“When the mind is full of memories and preoccupied by the future, it misses the freshness of the present moment. In this way, we fail to recognize the luminous simplicity of mind that is always present behind the veils of thought.” – Matthieu Ricard
“Ah! from the soul itself must issue forth a light, a glory, a fair luminous cloud enveloping the Earth, And from the soul itself must there be sent a sweet and potent voice, of its own birth, of all sweet sounds the life and element!” ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“People have forgotten this truth,” the fox said. “But you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re responsible for your rose.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Say what you mean, and live what you say. Half truths are a slippery slope to denial and compromise is a slippery slope to selling your soul. There’s a big difference between compromise and flexibility, which is what you need to skate through life’s changes. Flow with change, stay true to your core.