Patience is a practice, not a virtue

Patience is the guardian of faith, the preserver of peace, the cherisher of love, the teacher of humility; Patience governs the flesh, strengthens the spirit, sweetens the temper, stifles anger, extinguishes envy, subdues pride; she bridles the tongue, refrains the...

Creating a morning ritual

When tea becomes ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things. Where is beauty to be found? In great things that, like everything else, are doomed to die, or in small things that aspire to nothing, yet know how to set a jewel...

Letting your inner light guide the way

Intuition is the wisdom formed by feeling and instinct—a gift of knowing without reasoning… Belief is ignited by hope and supported by facts and evidence—it builds alignment and creates confidence. Belief is what sets energy in motion and creates the success...

Harnessing the power that is your birthright

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves— slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future; live the actual moment. Only this moment is life. —Thich Nhat Hanh I discovered mindfulness—the process of bringing...