“There are no ordinary moments.”

-- Dan Millman

The albatross I have carried around my neck for most of my life -- the belief that I’m not good enough -- still whispers to me, catching me off guard, trying to convince me that I’m frittering away my time and wasting my life.

Fortunately, more and more lately, my higher self whispers back, reassuring me that all is fine, that I don’t have to prove anything to anyone, myself included.

As a reminder, I pull out the ‘Ordinariness’ card from the Osho Zen Tarot deck. And I reflect on Osho’s words: “Beauty can be found in the simple, ordinary things of life. We so easily take this beautiful world we live in for granted. Cleaning the house, tending the garden, cooking a meal -- the most mundane tasks take on a sacred quality when they are performed with your total involvement, with love, and for their own sake, without thought of recognition or reward. ...

“This easy, natural and utterly ordinary approach to the situations you encounter will bring far better results than any attempt on your part to be brilliant, clever, or otherwise extra-ordinary. ... The special gift you have to offer now is presented best by just taking things easily and simply, one step at a time.”

~ Patrice

“There is no scientific answer for success. You can’t define it. You’ve simply got to live it and do it.”

-- Anita Roddick

“Achievement is not the most important thing -- authenticity is.”

-- Author Unknown