#144: "Sometimes it feels like I don't know..."
I've been re-reading some of Pema Chödrön's book, When Things Fall Apart, and so much is still so relevant in today's chaotic and...
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- Oct 26, 2022
#140: "I should think I'm old enough..."
There is a little story that Ram Dass once told about caring for his aged father. Every morning, his father, a man who apparently was...
- Oct 18, 2022
#139: Whatever you do, ask yourself...
Modern society teaches us that anything worthwhile doesn't come easily. We are always told that the good things in life take hard work....
- Aug 23, 2022
#132: "Oh no, you didn't finish your work..."
It's easy to feel impatient, to fee like I am stagnant or moving backwards, when I recognize that the world doesn't change fast enough to...
- Jul 20, 2022
#128: Fear not the wind...
Flying a kite is an exercise in life: a balance in command and release, to give into the direction of the wind, to maintain enough...
- Apr 25, 2022
#116: "Sometimes, you can only do a small..."
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the enormity of all there is to do for our world. But what small things we can do every day is how we...
- Jan 26, 2022
#106: "Some day we'll look back..."
Inspired by a quote from People I've Loved: "Some day we'll look back on this time & wonder how we got through it. I have no idea how...
- Nov 18, 2021
#096: "Do you ever get bored..."
I'm taking part again in Dani DiPirro's 30-day gratitude challenge. The prompt for this comic is ROUTINE. Sometimes routine gets a bad...
- Oct 19, 2021
#092: "This is really hard," the Boy thought...
Inspired by Miyamoto Musashi and JW von Goethe. What are you working on today?
- Oct 10, 2021
#087: As the Boy looked down into the valley...
Inspired by George Bernard Shaw After I finished university, I turned down an opportunity to work in corporate finance for a large...
- Sep 22, 2021
#084: "I'm not sure what to do with my work..."
Inspired by Saint Teresa of Avila, "The important thing is not to think much but to love much; and so do that which best stirs you to...
- Sep 12, 2021
#082: "The poem, the song, the picture, is only water drawn..."
When I first started this account last year, I wasn't 100% sure what I hoped to come out of it, but I suppose that is the thing about...
- Aug 18, 2021
#077: "A single seed planted..."
Sometimes when the going gets tough, we become even tougher on ourselves. I can't count the number of times I've told myself to "shake it...
- Aug 15, 2021
#074: "The Ox may be powerful," said the Egret...
Someone who dedicates himself to the process, to the work that benefits not only himself but also others without expectation of an...
- Jul 21, 2021
#070: "What do you think is the purpose of life?"
Original quote by Alan Watts Sometimes I think about all the things I've wanted to achieve and still want to achieve, and must remember...
- Mar 22, 2021
#058: This, my dear, is the greatest challenge of being alive...
I've always loved these two quotes and wanted to combine them somehow: "I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the...
- Feb 25, 2021
#051: "There's still a long way to go..."
One of the inspirations for creating this webcomic was Charlie Mackesy and his words of affirmation and encouragement. This conversation...
- Nov 14, 2020
#015: "Set your heart on doing good..."
Gautama Buddha, founder of the Buddhist religion, encourages his followers not only to practice at doing good, but also to never stop....
- Nov 11, 2020
#012: Nurture your interests as you would a plant...
Today's prompt is DREAMS. This quote is adapted from the life of Chinese philosopher Mencius who faced significant setbacks in his career...
- Nov 10, 2020
#011: "Creativity is intelligence at play..."
Today's prompt is CREATIVITY. While the West might consider logic and emotion as two different things, Chinese thought considers the...
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