“In this very moment, will you accept the sad and the sweet, hold lightly the stories about what’s possible, and be the author of a life that has meaning and purpose for you, turning in kindness back to that life when you find yourself moving away from it?”

— Kelly Wilson, things might go terribly, horribly wrong

“All of us retain the capacity to change, even to change in fundamental ways, as long as we live.”

— Karen Horney, Self Analysis

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

— Mary Oliver, The Summer Day

“This being human is a guest-house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you
out for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.”

— Rumi, The Guest House