“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” L.M. Montgomery October has a way of asking us to pay attention. The light changes first. It softens around the edges. The air feels a little cleaner, as if the sky has taken a deep breath. Then the trees begin their quiet show, one branch at a time, until suddenly the world is brushed with gold, rust, crimson, and amber. I absolutely love the fall season. Everything seems to come alive with color, even as it is pr

“If you don't know where you're going, any road'll take you there.” ―George Harrison One of the interesting things about travel is looking at all the options. There is rarely only one way to get from where you are to where you want to be. Depending on the road you choose, the experience can be completely different—even when the destination is the same. I have found this especially fascinating during the Peace On Earth Tour. After six years of traveling and crossing the Unit

“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Tao is both named and nameless. As nameless it is the origin of all things; as named it is the Mother of 10,000 things. Ever desireless, one can see the mystery; ever desiring, one sees only the manifestations. And the mystery itself is the doorway to all understanding.” ― Wayne W. Dyer Dr. Wayne Dyer described the Tao as the invisible, formless spiritual Source of the.

“If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.” Michael Jordan I’m not particularly good at climbing, but I am pretty good at not giving up. That perseverance has served me well throughout my lifetime. There’s a saying where I come from in the Appalachian mountains that we would use whenever someone told us we couldn’t do something: “Hide and watch!” Those two little words carry a lot of attitude. They mean, “You may not believe I can do

"Thirty spokes are joined together in a wheel, but it is the hole in the center that allows the wheel to function. We mold clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that makes the vessel useful. We fashion wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it livable. We work with the substantial, but the emptiness is what we use." Tao Te Ching, chapter 11 When I read these words today, they seemed to jump off the page and swirl around in my head. Lao Tzu used su

"Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination" - Mae Jemison The mind is a powerful thing. Perhaps one of the greatest discoveries we can make in this human experience is realizing just how powerful it is. Neville Goddard taught extensively about imagination and the importance of entering what he called the imaginal state. This is more than daydreaming about something we would like to have. It is not

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” Franklin D. Roosevelt I have heard this saying my whole life. It is one of those phrases that becomes part of our vocabulary without us ever stopping to wonder where it came from. Whether Franklin D. Roosevelt actually originated these exact words is uncertain, but the sentiment certainly reflects something he knew well: perseverance. Roosevelt contracted polio in 1921 at the age of 39. The illness left h

“Misery might love company, but so does joy. And joy throws much better parties.” Billy Ivey I saw another rainbow today, and I laughed out loud. There is something about a rainbow that instantly brings out the child in me. No matter how many I see, I still stop what I am doing and stare in wonder. They have become such a beautiful part of my journey that I can almost feel their essence before I see them—a gentle whisper from heaven saying, Look up. There is something here

"If you look at how long the Earth has been here, we're living in the blink of an eye. So, whatever it is you want to do, you go out and do it." - Jamie Foxx Isn’t it interesting that we are each given the same twenty-four hours in a day, the same seven days in a week, and the same twelve months in a year, yet somehow time seems to move faster and faster? I have always loved the saying, “The faster I go, the behinder I get.” It makes me smile, but there is also a lot of wis

“I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.”—Brené Brown Brené Brown writes and speaks beautifully about imperfection. We are not perfect beings, and that is a fact. Yet how much of our lives do we spend trying to convince ourselves—and everyone around us—that we should be? We hide the scars. We soften the truth. We replay moments from our past and wish we had chosen differently. Sometimes we carry sha