To better understand life, sink into the moment, wherever you are, without past or future. Such a simple intention can take you deeper into what you can do from here. To do anything or go anywhere, you need to start here. Read these handwritten notes to remember: that when you live for the moment, you really live.

Hope isn’t wishful thinking when you decide to do something about your desire for something new. Even thinking about it is doing something about it — it’s the first step, the watering of the roots. I penned these quotes about staying hopeful because you’re already standing exactly where you need to be to get where you want to go.

Surprise: each of these quotes about self-care are from my new book, Sleep Rituals, which happens to be about more than getting a good night’s sleep: it’s a self-care menu. Basically, you’re asking yourself how you can help your future self and that, in itself, is a recipe for a nice, long moment of real rest. (Sweet relief)

Don’t push away your greatest desires by labeling them a "fantasy” or "impossibility.” Hope (the belief in a brighter future) is real when your desire to create a brighter future rises above mere preference, and becomes a "must." Read these desire quotes to feed your need to make the world better, like only you can.

You know what gives me hope for the future? The generous strangers who pay it forward with no worry that you won’t do the same. The success stories that started at rock bottom. The doubts I’ve turned into the courage to try anyway. Read these quotes for the new year to keep that kind of hope alive in your heart.

When I think of the spirit of Christmas, I think of something far greater than a set of beliefs. I think of what brings people together in a “conspiracy of love.” Read these Christmas quotes and poems to remember what really matters. Like friendship and food, and everything that feels like home.

Goodbye, November. Hello, December. This month is one of the few that feels both like a beginning and an ending. In all your rushing, celebrating, and preparation, try to slow down inside, right in the middle of it all. Read these December quotes to help you keep smiling through it all.

Sharing your story is heart work. It's not easy work, but it might be the most important thing you’ll ever do. Read these quotes to remember how much your story matters. You're here to feel it, live it, tell it. And whatever you share might be what helps someone else heal, too.

Do you ever look out at the night sky and just… wonder? Have you ever faced one of life’s great mysteries, or even just starting all over again, and felt curious instead of afraid? Read these quotes to help you embrace the mystery. All the mess, all the magic, everything in between.

Intention turns a routine into a ritual. It infuses meaning into otherwise mindless habits. It’s about slowing down and showing up for whatever's showing up for you, about living a life that matches what your heart's telling you it needs. Read these quotes about intentional living and reconnect to what matters- to you.