Elevating the mundane to the miraculous – or at least the meaningful – is one way of seeing the sacred in everything. “Sacred” is that elevation to the level of divinity, whether you believe in a higher power, the intelligence that drives life, or the miracle of existence.

Grief has taught me that loving is pretty similar to living: maybe, two lines in the same poem. Read these poems about grief to remember that death is part of the circle of life. That without an end, something couldn’t begin. And maybe circles don’t really have endings or beginnings, just continuations.

Some quotes about grace: to open you up to a new level of inspiration and, well, grace. This is also a reminder that you don’t always need to handle everything alone. Grace feels like walking hand-in-hand, space for wonder and a deep breath.

Healing is a moment-to-moment experience. It's one reason we need time and space — to digest all that happens. Read these poems about healing and give yourself that gift of grace, of patience, of wonder, of thanks.

How to respect the mystery without demanding that it explain itself? If you do, it sort of feels like magic. Here’s a letter I wrote to Inspiration (the energy, the entity) to help you sink into the sweetness of allowing, enjoying the unfolding of a beginning before any concrete ideas show up.

Thanks to a beautiful reader, who I wrote this poem for, here's something you need to remember: love is here, even still. Even though {fill in the blank} happened or is happening, love is my name and my truth. And it's yours. It's here, now, always, and the only thing that's lost is your memory of it.

Brief and brimming with timeless wisdom, each of these Tao Te Ching quotes pulled me right in. Since this classic text has been inspiring people all over the world for centuries, I thought it appropriate to share my favorite poetic passages with you here.

If you open your heart to magic, you can be open to all of the subtle awesome beauty of the world. This is why you should read these quotes about magic: a little softening of your perspective could mean the difference between trudging through life and enjoying being alive.

You can find magic in the most unlikely places because you’re made of the same stuff that makes the stars in the sky. You’re a walking miracle. Read these quotes about stars and the moon to feel your connection to, well, everything. Everything above you, below you, and within you.

After finishing reading Anne Lamott’s Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers it didn’t make sense not to share my favorite quotes about faith from the lovely little book (I love Anne’s little books; they’re all so lovely and bigger than they seem).