“When the artist loses himself in his art, then the art comes to life.”

– Hazrat Inayat Khan

“To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love. Love is my true identity. Selflessness is my true self. Love is my true character. Love is my name.”

– Thomas Merton

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Come love, make me better than I was. Come teach me a kinder way to say my own name.”

– Andrea Gibson, Good Light

“Courage is fear that has said it’s prayers.”

– Anne Lamott

“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.”

– James Baldwin

“A Woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself.”

– Maya Angelou

“God is at home, it is we who went out for a walk.”

– Meister Eckhart

“Talking to plants is one way of directly talking to Spirit.”

– Rosemary Gladstar