Sometimes my husband says really smart things. Today during a conversation on our lunch breaks, it was this—
Me: “How can I let go of something like that?”
Him: “Shift + Delete”
quotes
In a COVID fever
If this is to be my end, what would I want to tell the world?
Sometimes, starting over is the best medicine.
Everything you care about can teach you something about yourself. Everything you hate can teach you even more.
Most things don’t really matter. And the things that do really matter, keep them as simple as possible.
Learning to let go is the most valuable life lesson.
What you see is gossamer compared to what actually exists.
The human brain may be the deepest, most amazing, underutilized miracle in the universe. And the most abused.
Fear is a poison to every part of our systems. So are worry and tension. And hatred.
If little things make you happy, you are very wise.
Walking is good for the whole body, but it works the gears of the brain the most.
All of life is poetry. Listen.
Night is a dark, magical place we can curl up and relax into.
Those whom we love are the meaning — the meaning of life itself.
Mingle your mind with other minds, your heart with other hearts.
It can all be over in the blink of an eye, so treasure every blink.
The music of your soul lives on.
My life thus far has been forty-eight years of nonstop trying.
Since the day I was born, I’ve been nothing but emotion. With frequent intervals of coldhearted reason.
Get drunk once in a while. It makes the world make more sense.
No matter how much human wisdom there is, the best teacher is always nature.
I love you.
—Terri Guillemets
Epidemic of rudeness
Behind the wheel is one of the least likely places to have our faith in humanity restored.
—Terri Guillemets
Knees down, heart open, head up
Sometimes, praying is releasing our pent-up, used-up life and making room in ourselves for new life.
—Terri Guillemets
Barely knowing
Spring and summer come with a lush layer of foliage over reality, but when things start falling away in the autumn and get bare and stark in the winter we’re forced to look at things more as they really are, including ourselves.
—Terri Guillemets
Battles
If your armor against the world is laziness and excuses, you’re not protecting yourself from battle and injury — you’ve trapped yourself inside with them.
—Terri Guillemets
Daze in a rut
At a certain point, some of us just sit down and watch the rest of our
Don’t let it happen to you!
—Terri Guillemets
Why we can’t let go
Regret is the glue that makes grief stick around for a lifetime.
—Terri Guillemets
Quiet healing
It is said that the body will heal itself of many things, if we will allow it to do so and not overburden it with remedies — the same is true of the soul and the heart.
—Terri Guillemets
Glow, shine, reflect
Moonlight is a beautiful and comforting reminder that the sun is still out there somewhere.
—Terri Guillemets
Precarious
Aging is millions of moments
stacked upon tumbling years
—Terri Guillemets
Saving y’all some time
After reading countless health books over the past couple of decades, I can tell you it pretty much all boils down to this: Eat plenty of veggies, work, play, rest, and don’t worry.
—Terri Guillemets
Abrupt
When you’re used to seeing someone day after day, for years on end, and then suddenly they’re gone, you
—Terri Guillemets