"I think of each life as a flower, as common as a daisy, and as singular..." Mary Oliver, from "When Death Comes"
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." Annie Dillard in The Writing Life
"Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We don't have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky. We don't have to leave our city or even our neighborhood to enjoy the eyes of a beautiful child. Even the air we breathe can be a source of joy."
Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace is Every Step
"A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe." Mihaly Csikczentmihaly, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
"There are many ways to live a good life." Marilynne Robinson, Gilead
"If we think we have no stories it is because we have not paid enough attention to our lives. Most of us live lives that are far richer and more meaningful than we appreciate." Ruth Naomi Remen, MD, Kitchen Table Wisdom
"Nothing else will ever make you as happy, or as sad, or as proud, or as tired, as motherhood." Elia Parsons