Category: Quotes

“I have had therapy before and it went well, but I’ve learned more in the first few sessions with you than I did in my previous time all together. Your approach and perspective are so helpful, it really gives me a different way to think about things.” FH, Bellingham

The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comesas an unexpected visitor. ​Welcome and entertain them all! — Rumi

“I feel like every time we meet I learn new tools and gain new perspectives. I really appreciate your approach and I look forward to our meetings!” RS, Seattle, WA

The mind of the day draws no attention to it;It dwells within the silence with eleganceTo create a space for all our wordsDrawing us to listen inward and outward John O’Donohue, from The Inner History of a Day

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it … “ Rumi

“If you walk with true awareness of every step, without having a goal to get anywhere, happiness will arise naturally. You don’t need to look for happiness.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

I will listen to what you say.You and I can turn and look at the silent river and wait.We know the current is there, hidden;and there are comings and goings from miles awaythat hold the stillness exactly before us.What the river says, that is what I say. William Stafford, The Darkness Around Us Is Deep

“I arise today through the strength of creation,Light of sun,Radiance of moon,Splendor of fire,Speed of lightning,Swiftness of wind,Depth of the sea,Stability of the earth,Firmness of rock”

“Guide us to the wellsprings of healthin the landscape of our souland to the hidden reservoirs of strengthin the people and places of our lifethat we may be made well this night,that we may be made well.” ~ John Philip Newell,in Sounds of the Eternal

“You are a child of the universe,no less than the trees and the stars;you have a right to be here.” from the Desiderata, by Max Ehrmann

Deep peace of the running wave to you.Deep peace of the flowing air to you.Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.Deep peace of the shining stars to you.Deep peace of the gentle night to you.Moon and stars pour their healing light on you.Deep peace and healing to you. from a Gaelic blessing

“I just wanted to thank you, I haven’t felt this calm in years and I can’t wait to continue working with you.” JM, Anacortes, WA

“Thank you so much for everything you have done for me! I am seeing real change throughout my life, and I couldn’t be happier about it all.  You are a gift.” R. C., Tukwila, WA