Artistic Wisdom
Inspiration is a flash of fire in the human soul. . . . Honor it at all costs.
— Phil Cousineau in Stoking the Creative Fires
12-Step Wisdom
Whenever you have a problem, you will always find your fingerprints on it.
— Brian L. in Meeting Wisdom
Spiritual Wisdom
My life will always have dirty dishes.
If this sink can become a place of contemplation,
let me learn constancy here.
— Gunilla Norris in Being Home
Proverb
When you are angry, you're carrying the burden while the other person is out dancing.
— Irish Proverb
Psychological Wisdom
Dreams have always been a fertile source of spiritual reflection, thought, and speculation. Throughout history dreams have challenged people to expand, deepen, and refine their understandings of the sacred.
— Kelly Bulkelay in Spiritual Dreaming
Literary Wisdom
You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.
— J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and creator of Peter Pan
Blessing
On seeing exceptionally strange-looking people or animals:
Blessed are You, Hashem, our God, king of the Universe,
who makes the creatures different.
— Jewish Blessings of Praise and Gratitude