Quotes from Rivvy Neshama

Life is sacred—for everyone, not just monks and mystics. But to feel it and see it, there are things you can do, things that bring out the wonder and connectedness of everything in life. It begins with your intention, looking in. And it's furthered by your attention, looking out.

Good day, be grateful. Bad day, be graceful. Be grateful, be graceful, and on it goes.

But what I hope is this: that you find a few [recipes] that will add to the wonder, love, and sacredness of your life. Those are the ones to follow. Those are the ones to keep.

Finally, I spread my arms even wider and announced, "It's a good day to die!" "Well," Mom chirped in, "it's not a bad day to live either." She had a point. So now I end my blessings like this: "It's a good day to die!" I say. And then, with gusto, "It's a good day to live!

Come, come, whoever you are . . . Come, even if you have broken your vows A hundred times, Come, come again, come. —RUMI

Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both. . . . Gloriousness and wretchedness need each other. One inspires us; the other softens us. They go together. —PEMA CHÖDRÖN

Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both. . . . Gloriousness and wretchedness need each other. One inspires us; the other softens us. They