Earl II > Earl's Quotes

“Shall you live authentically who you are or will you spend your allotted living the life of someone you imagine your self to be?”
― Dr Earl R. Smith II

“If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.”
― Lao Tzu

“The true tragedy in most people’s lives is that they are far better than they imagine themselves to be and, as a result, end up being much less than they might be.”
― Earl R. Smith II, Zen Mentoring: Forty Meditations

“Life's Journeys
Inward seeking moves towards being-time
Outward seeking journies among life's ornaments”
― Earl R Smith II, PhD