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

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.

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

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

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

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

Life reveals one step at a time, exactly when we need it, exactly where it needs to be. For a happy life, be present with each step you take

The cup is already broken. Nothing physical lasts. The best way to live is to accept this beforehand and appreciate what we have now.

Spending time in the garden teaches me to be quiet and going for walks in nature shows me how tiny I am in the scheme of things.

The ultimate free self-care option is to sit quietly, doing nothing.

Go on a Listening Walk. Don’t think. Don’t talk.Listen to birdsong, rattling leaves, your footsteps and each breath you take.

Quote from Steve Taylor: Every step that we take upon the Earth should be done in a sacred manner; every step should be taken as a prayer.

Stop thinking so much. We think between six and forty-eight thoughts per minute. That's too many. Most are negative and not worth having.

Falling off a bike is a spiritual experience. It can wake you up. It can jolt you into the present moment, which is the best place to be.

How to stop worrying and start living. Watch your worrying thoughts. Be the watcher, not the thinker.

Want more joy? Find joy in simple things you do every day, like cleaning. Joy flows into what you do when you are fully present.

Find the magic in ordinary days by paying attention to surroundings. Consciously become what you already are — an integral part of all that

Peace is a part of us. We experience peace when we stop thinking so much. Leave thoughts alone. Then peace arises.

Pay attention to every moment. Drop preconceived ideas, judgments, automatic reactions, & cyclical thought patterns. Power in being present