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your daily rock : commit or move on.

“If you obsess over whether you are making the right decision, you are basically assuming that the universe will reward you for one thing and punish you for another. The universe has no fixed agenda. Once you make any decision, it works around that decision. There is no right or …

your daily rock : turn off the autopilot

“To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.” -Pema Chodron “Autopilot” is a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness, a state in which you stay in the nest. Have you ever done that? Perhaps autopilot is something as …

your daily rock : give yourself permission

“I’ve learned lately that no one is going to hand me a permission slip and tell me to take time out for me.” -Wynonna Judd Give yourself permission to be cranky. Crank it up! Give yourself permission to screw up. Really mess it up in a big way! Give yourself …

your daily rock : lower your standards

“Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.”  -Voltaire Sometimes we need to lower the bar for ourselves. Not forever, but for a moment, to give ourselves a moment to breathe in the midst of all this striving. Giving ourselves some grace is not failing, and it is …

your daily rock : joy in simple things

“To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, …

your daily rock : be a rock fairy

“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” -Friedrich Nietzsche I met Kim Mailhot, the “Rock Fairy” who creates these painted messages for Your Daily Rock, at a reading I did in Deerfield, New Hampshire, a few years ago. Rock Fairies like Kim are amazing big-hearted people …

your daily rock : leave your base camp

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” -Sir Edmund Hillary Base camps are great. They are necessary. But they are not the point of the journey. Leave your base camp. Love,   (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.

your daily rock : use your inner compass

“Within the mind, there is yet another mind. That mind within the mind: It is an awareness that precedes words.” -Nei-yeh, trans. Harold D. Roth You know. You know. Now trust that you know. Love,   (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.

your daily rock : catch someone who is falling

“How it felt to have the world moving beneath me, a hand gripping mine, knowing if I fell, at least I wouldn’t do it alone.”  -Sarah Dessen, What Happened to Goodbye We all need someone to break our fall sometimes. We need someone to pay attention, someone who can tell …

your daily rock : leap!

“When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.” -Cynthia Heimel My thoughts exactly. Love,   (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The …