4

Sometimes those who give the most are the ones with the least to spare.

3

I came into poetry feeling as though, on some level, these words were not just mine but my grandparents', their parents'.

- Joy Harjo -

7

Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.

5

Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire.

6

Interaction with self, with other human beings, and with Nature, all should lead to harmony and peace. That is the purpose of life.

4

The first and most important choice a leader makes is the choice to serve, without which one's capacity to lead is severely limited.

7

Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.

4

What is this moment teaching me about myself and others, and how is it contributing to my ability to love?

- Lee Perlman -

6

A market exchange has an equilibrium or stasis: you pay to balance the scale. But when you give a gift there is momentum, and the weight shifts from body to body.

6

The true life of the bowl began the moment it was dropped.