Emilie Richards

“Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don’t want it. What seems conceit, bad manners, or cynicism is always a sign of things no ears have heard, no eyes have seen. You do not know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the bone.” -Miller Williams

“Kindness toward others and radical kindness to ourselves buy us a shot at a warm and generous heart, which is the greatest prize of all.” ​ – ANNE LAMOTT

“I would like to believe when I die that I have given myself away like a tree that sows seed every spring and never counts the loss, because it is not loss, it is adding to future life. It is the tree’s way of being. Strongly rooted perhaps, but spilling out its treasure on the…

“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.” -Pablo Neruda Spring has sprung here in Asheville — daffodils, tulips, and cherry trees are blooming — and I hope that you are least well on your way to the warmth and vitality of this season. It’s true that you cannot keep…

May love and laughter light your days, And warm your heart and home, May good and faithful friends be yours, Wherever you may roam. May peace and plenty bless your world, With joy that long endures. May all life’s passing seasons Bring the best to you and yours.love and laughter light your days, And warm…

“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away…

“You don’t have to move mountains. Simply fall in love with life. Be a tornado of happiness, gratitude, and acceptance. You will change the world just by being a warm, kind-hearted human being.” – Anita Krizzan

“Love isn’t something natural. Rather it requires discipline, concentration, patience, faith, and the overcoming of narcissism. It isn’t a feeling, it is a practice.” –Eric Fromm Years have passed since I read Eric Fromm’s The Art of Loving, but I still find his notions of love to be inspirational. Fromm doesn’t sugar coat love and…

“The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But what the world needs most of all is dreamers who do. -Sarah Ban Breathnach

“Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too.” -Mark Twain