Coach Kenji

Love: a pain in the ass

"Love involves a willingness to suffer and to be inconvenienced." -Lewis F. Presnall

Proverb

"All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today." - Indian Proverb

Life is hard

"When I hear somebody sigh "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, compared to what?" -Sydney J. Harris

Etty Hillesum

"There are moments when I feel like giving up or giving in, but I soon rally again and do my duty as I see it: to keep the spark of life inside me ablaze." - Etty Hillesum from An Interrupted Life

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Within us is the soul of the whole, the wise silence, the universal beauty, the eternal One." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan on Love

"In our relationships we need to uphold that aspect of the person which is the real person and the soul beyond their own self-doubt." - Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan - Alchemical Wisdom

Encountering another human being ... out light

"Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light." - Dr. Albert Schweitzer

Give to the world

"Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you." - Madeline Bridges

Dance like no one is watching

"Dance like no one is watching, love like you'll never be hurt, sing like no one is listening, and live like it's heaven on earth." - William Purkey

Uplifting

"Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize." - Elizabeth Harrison