Success is a shell — don’t let it harden around your ego.
Failure is a shell — don’t let it harden around your determination.
attitude
May you
May you lose a lot that matters to you
a few times in your life—
May you make and remake and
remake yourself over and again
and burn yourself right down
to ashen smoking embers
of bone and grit and soul—
So that you may always know
the pain of rock bottom
the freedom of rebirth
the hope of revival
the gift of perspective
the awareness of your strength—
May you lose but live again.
Memorial
Grieving makes us stronger
it gives us a spirit of grace
and the grace of spirit —
Our hearts feel weaker
but living past loss is
the ultimate courage —
We honor our loved ones
by living on despite,
and all the more because.
Whole body, whole spirit
We thank
on our knees
with folded hands
for full bellies
and fuller hearts
Stop to smell the goodness
Life. — Enjoy whatever flowers come with the manure.
Mind own secrets
Frustration is nothing more than letting your own mind bully you.
Don’t just sit there
If life is good, don’t just sit there — dance!
If life’s not so good — dance even more.
Resonate
Give goodness to the day and before you know it, the day will be giving goodness to you.
The path
Follow your passion, and success will follow you.
The chaos-harmony of life
I swing like a kid
and fall like an adult;
cry tears of gratitude
and pray in smiles;
hug and love, and later
hide under the covers—
wildly and humbly living
from dawn to the stars,
and ever back again
Weathering it
Grief cries and life shines on — and hope paints a rainbow.
Brotherly wisdom
“If you ever change your mind… you’re not stuck with it. You’ve got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you’re not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice.”
—Steven D. Woodhull
Your battle
If your armor against the world is laziness and excuses, you’re not protecting yourself from battle and injury — you’ve trapped yourself inside with them.