The Cool Of The Day

“We meet no ordinary people in our lives.”

“I treat myself like I would my daughter. I brush her hair, wash her laundry, tuck her in goodnight. Most importantly, I feed her. I do not punish her. I do not berate her, leave tears staining her face. I do not leave her alone. I know she deserves more. I know I deserve more.”

“I want everything quiet and simple. For me: walking barefoot, sitting still, reading, listening to stories and now and then telling some myself. Eating fruit, drinking milk, longing to create, but with patience and many insights.”

“It was June and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.”

me seeing purple flowers on a lawn: that’s the prettiest thing i’ve ever seen

“You know people don’t get better as we get older- we just get more of who we are.”

“Let yourself be strangely drawn by the quiet pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”

“She understood that the hardest times in life to go through were when you were transitioning from one version of yourself to another.”

“Don’t seek, don’t search, don’t ask, don’t knock, don’t demand—relax. If you relax, it comes. If you relax, it is there. If you relax, you start vibrating with it.”

“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.”

“And I said to my body, softly, I want to be your friend.” It took a long breath and replied, “I’ve been waiting my whole life for this.”