This world is full of wisdom.

Here are some of my most frequent recommendations to clients for inspiration and information to complement our work together.

What speaks to you?

Quotes

“Our lives are not problems to be solved. We can have meaning and beauty and love, but nothing even close to resolution.” -Kate Bowler

“When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.” -Martin Buber (substitute Mother God, Allah, Yahweh, the Universe, your deity of choice)

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” -Archbishop Desmond Tutu

“Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward many are strong at the broken places." - Ernest Hemingway

"The wound is the place where the Light enters you." -Rumi 

“When you feel a peaceful joy, that's when you are near truth.” -Rumi

"When people show you who they are, believe them the first time." -Dr. Maya Angelou

“The greatest task for any person is to find meaning in his or her own life.” - Dr. Viktor Frankl

"When a woman tells the truth, she is creating the possibility for more truth around her."- Adrienne Rich (I’d argue this is true for all people, not just women!)

“It’s really good not to have ambition for specific titles and offices, but to have ambition for values and how you want to live.” -Derrick A. Bell, Jr.

WorthwhiLe Reads

The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron (all of them!)

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

Stop Walking on Eggshells by Paul Mason and Randi Kreger

Life Skills for Adult Children by Janet Woititz and Alan Garner

The Gift by Hafiz

The Prophet by Khalil Gibran

The Fiddler in the Subway by Gene Weingarten

The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker

Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke

Help, Thanks, Wow by Anne Lamott

Everything Happens for a Reason (and Other Lies I’ve Loved) by Kate Bowler

How to Love by Thich Nhat Hanh

Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by Adrienne Maree Brown

How to be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

The works of sociologist Brené Brown can help you improve your self-worth and your ability to connect with others authentically. Her TED talks are a great place to start (be sure to watch them in order). I also recommend any of her books, including:

Other Favorites

what resonates with you?