“It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.”
Source: How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay
“Your kindness is an asset, but it is also a heavy burden to carry. You cannot hurt so much for others.”
Source: Wings of Starlight
“For some semitropical reason
when the rains fall
relentlessly they fall
into swimming pools, these otherwise
bright and scary
arachnids. They can swim
a little, but not for long
and they can’t climb the ladder out.
They usually drown—but
if you want their favor,
if you believe there is justice,
a reward for not loving
the death of ugly
and even dangerous (the eel, hog snake,
rats) creatures, if
you believe these things, then
you would leave a lifebuoy
or two in your swimming pool at night.
And in the morning
you would haul ashore
the huddled, hairy survivors
and escort them
back to the bush, and know,
be assured that at least these saved,
as individuals, would not turn up
again someday
in your hat, drawer,
or the tangled underworld
of your socks, and that even—
when your belief in justice
merges with your belief in dreams—
they may tell the others
in a sign language
four times as subtle
and complicated as man’s
that you are good,
that you love them,
that you would save them again.”
Source: New and Selected Poems, 1975-1995
“Knowing oneself comes from attending with compassionate curiosity to what is happening within.”
Source: The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
“The kindest heart is the greatest treasure.”
Source: Captain Olivia and The Treasure of Kindness
“Social media has trained people to read motives before meaning.
And when that happens, even kindness gets interrogated….”
Source: SOLAR RAIN
“Only medicine we have is each other.”
Source: With Love From A Blue Rock
“Sometimes the strife in this world makes me think I must be silly to have such hope for the spread of good. 'I never did know what kindness was in the world until I admitted my need for it.”
Source: Life: A Love Story
“Precision doesn't require a sharp edge; the most effective tools are often the ones that leave no scars.”
Source: The Frictionless Life: 25 Essays on Character, Virtue, and the Art of Being Unshakable: Stop Chasing the Hustle. Start Building a Soul.
“Great impact isn't always about big projects; sometimes it’s just about being the person who didn't make them wait.”
Source: The Frictionless Life: 25 Essays on Character, Virtue, and the Art of Being Unshakable: Stop Chasing the Hustle. Start Building a Soul.