Tiny Wisdom: Keeping Your Heart Open
“A person’s world is only as big as their heart.” -Tanya A. Moore
Last week, I wrote about John Robbins, who presented at Bonfire Heights. He and his son Ocean shared a number of stores about loving fully …
“A person’s world is only as big as their heart.” -Tanya A. Moore
Last week, I wrote about John Robbins, who presented at Bonfire Heights. He and his son Ocean shared a number of stores about loving fully …
“It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.” ~Proverb
Sometimes it can be challenging to operate with complete integrity in business—particularly because bigger and faster …
“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it” -David Starr Jordan
Have you ever felt so frustrated with your inability to do something that you committed to doing nothing …
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Several years ago, when I lived in New York City, I developed a love for yoga that started in a studio previously owned …
“A hero is a man who does what he can.” -Romain Rolland
Two weeks ago, a group of brave bystanders in Utah banded together to lift a burning car and save a man trapped beneath it.
In 2009, a passenger …
“The most important thing in this world is to learn to give out love, and let it come in.” -Morrie Schwartz
There are some people we feel we’ll never understand. They make choices we’d never make, they don’t understand why …
“Stay committed in your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.” ~Tom Robbins
This is the post that almost wasn’t—and it’s chock full of irony.
This weekend I spoke at the first annual Bonfire Heights retreat.
The founder, Darius, promoted …
“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” -Hermann Hesse
Before I started this site, I had a different blog where I frequently posted uplifting videos. I quickly …
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” -Elbert Hubbard
The other day I read that most of our fears can be boiled down to a fear of inadequacy, and, consequently, …
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As you can likely tell from the number of author interviews/giveaways I’ve posted during these …
“To be alive is to totally and openly participate in the simplicity and elegance of here and now.” -Donald Altman
We can find reasons to smile, if we look for the good in the now.
We can silence the thoughts …
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” -Albert Schweitzer
Last week, I was part of the studio audience for a taping of the …
“There are always two choices. Two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it’s easy.” -Unknown
I need to constantly remind myself to not do what’s easiest.
As I’ve mentioned before, I work from home. …
“Love yourself—accept yourself—forgive yourself—and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.” -Leo F. Buscaglia
There’s a scene in the movie Good Will Hunting where a therapist named Sean …
“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.” -Helen Keller
The other day my boyfriend and I went to Disneyland, as we often do, since we’re annual pass holders.
Though my younger self would be …
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Have you ever met someone, and then instantly felt a sense of rapport and respect? That’s how I felt earlier this year …
“Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living!” -Amanda Bradley
In Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll coined the term “un-birthday,” which means exactly what you might expect—a day you …
“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it but to enable it.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
It’s a common misconception that being fully present means not setting goals. After all, if you’re truly connected to the now, you’re …
“Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.” ~Buddha
“My brain has been moving slowly all …
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It seems like just yesterday I wrote, “It’s a pretty exciting week in Tiny Buddha world,” before crafting a massive year-in-review post for …