your daily rock : let yourself yearn
“We are the yearning creatures of this planet.” -Robert Olen Butler Writer Robert Olen Butler explains that the plot of any story is a yearning meeting a series of obstacles. The story doesn’t move forward without that desire–or without those barriers. So let yourself yearn, that deepest form of desire, …
your daily rock : live mindfully
“Mindfulness meditation doesn’t change life. Life remains as fragile and unpredictable as ever. Meditation changes the heart’s capacity to accept life as it is.” -Sylvia Boorstein Awareness and mindfulness are two different things. Mindfulness is awareness pointed in a certain direction, on purpose, and (this is important) without judgement. Mindfulness …
your daily rock : get lost more often
“In today’s world, no one gets lost anymore. We pull up a GPS on our cell phones, type in our destination, and get step-by-step directions to where we want to go. Many of us also have a mental map, a personal GPS, telling us where we want to go in …
your daily rock : be grateful
“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” -A.A. Milne, Winnie The Pooh In fact, gratitude enlarges your heart. (In a good way, not in that get-thee-to-the-ER-immediately kind of way.) It opens up space in you for love, …
your daily rock : love with your heart wide open
“The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.” -Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes When in doubt, love. With your whole heart. Not only if you are loved in that way, but also if you are not. That is all you need to know; that is all you …
your daily rock : contribute
“Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.” -William Arthur Ward We can’t do everything, but we can do something. How can you make the world …
your daily rock : walk your talk
“May your life preach more loudly than your lips.” -William Ellery Channing You know when there’s a gap between what you talk and what you walk. Your gut knows it. And so do the people around you. Mind that gap. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim …
your daily rock : this day is precious
“Your problem is how you are going to spend this one odd and precious life you have been issued. Whether you’re going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over people and circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy …
your daily rock : let kindness rule
“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” -Henry James Today, be kind, even (and especially) in the face of unkindnesses toward you. That is all. And that is enough. Love, …
your daily rock : let your self be awed
“Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.” -Thomas Aquinas Children are our greatest teachers in awe–they are so big with wonder. Be awed by the sky …
