be startled

Remember to be startled, inspired and influenced by your own life. The one that you’re already living.

This takes practice and work.

Sometimes I make lists of the smallest details that I see, the way the light casts itself on the table, the warmth of the heat from the furnace.

If we knew what most of the world lived in, we would know that all the good and beautiful things that we have are gifts, massive gifts.