Make tawba not just for sins you've committed, but also for obligations you haven't fulfilled.
One bold inspiration choreographs a dance with promise.
Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.
Speak quietly to yourself and promise there will be better days. Whisper gently to yourself and provide assurance that you really are extending your best effort. Console your bruised and tender spirit with reminders of many other successes. Offer comfort in practical and tangible ways - as if you were encouraging your dearest friend. Recognize that on certain days the greatest grace is that the day is over and you get to close your eyes. Tomorrow comes more brightly.
Best Friends: we're a parade - even by ourselves!
One movement toward light becomes a clear signpost on a long road.
Life is defined more by its contrasts than its samenesses; Life is defined more by its risks than the many securities.
The distinguishing characteristics of mind are of a subjective sort; we know them only from the contents of our own consciousness.
The bad news is that only the bad people reach the news because they are noisier.
It is easy to despise what you cannot get
I do one take; I never overdubbed twice. I know there's stuff that isn't perfect, but it doesn't matter: Nothing is perfect, and there is a magic there that is undeniable because of the fact that we don't care about those things.