Pain is often a sign that something has to change. - Mark Nepo Listening to pain. The difference between pain and misery. I have heard that pain is necessary and misery is optional. I am not sure what that means. I understand pain is necessary, bu...

Wanting to reform the world without discovering one’s true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes. - The Hindu Sage, Ramana Maharshi As Mark Nepo expl...

Perfect is the enemy of the good. - Voltaire I have struggled with the paralysis of analysis. I have struggled with an inability to recognize good enough. I have struggled to find the golden median. I have used each of these excuses to disengage, re...

The buffalo fed on the buffalo grass that was fertilized by their own droppings. This grass had deep roots bound to the earth and was resistant to drought. - David Peat What I Learn From Making Mistakes Mistakes are life's fertilizer. Just as buff...