Being present is a calm space paradoxically filled with energy. It’s suffused with a normally elusive sense of abiding peace and joy.

Flying by the seat of my pants means to instinctively respond to what is happening, to figure out what to do as things unfold.

Stoics say that what's in the way is the way, There's no such thing as an obstacle.

Find the gold – something precious, something illuminating, something with an eternal glow about it – in every moment, every situation.

Breathing deeply brings awareness to your body, to this moment. Doing this calms your mind. Try it!

The ordinary becomes extraordinary when you pay attention. There are no ordinary flowers, a boring cloud, or an uninteresting right hand.

The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mystical. (Einstein). Miracles are everywhere in everyday life.

Patience is presence. You can't run out of patience. Impatience is a form of madness.

A garden seat is a necessity. Have at least one in your garden. Choose simple and cheap ones.

Being out of our comfort zone helps us grow in qualities like thankfulness, compassion, forgiveness, resourcefulness and patience.

Peace is ineffable, ever-present, unquenchable, available to every one of us through conscious breathing, which leads to peace.

Change is inevitable. Acceptance keeps us in the flow of ever-changing life. It helps us work best with what is happening.

The garden teaches me things, like how to respond to the ups and downs of life, including death.

A preview of our upcoming book, What My Garden Told Me. A message from the statue in the garden called The Lady.

Accepting what is immerses us in the invisible energetic spring of possibility, which is another way of referring to the divine.

Pay attention to regrets and they will transform how you live now.

Solitude is the state of being alone. The word implies an acceptance of being in that state. And acceptance makes all the difference.

When I am among the trees - Mary Oliver poem. Stand still sometimes. Sense yourself being filled with light. Let that light shine. 

Look with "a real watchful reverence . . . you will be absolutely amazed" - John O'Donohue

Watch yourself walk by and learn something important about yourself.