The simple everyday experiences become the doorway to new thoughts and inspirations.

Sometimes, the simple things are more fun and meaningful than all the banquets in the world ...

I have learned over a period of time to be almost unconsciously grateful--as a child is--for a sunny day, blue water, flowers in a vase, a tree turning red. I have learned to be glad at dawn and when the sky is dark. Only children and a few spiritually evolved people are born to feel gratitude as naturally as they breathe, without even thinking. Most of us come to it step by painful step, to discover that gratitude is a form of acceptance.

Over-engineering can create products too complex to use.

....The perfect beauty of the pattern that each raindrop makes as it joins its puddle.

Simple things relieve eyes; simple things ease mind, simple things create meditation, simple things are simply miraculous!

The greatest challenge in life is to be our own person and accept that being different is a blessing and not a curse. A person who knows who they are lives a simple life by eliminating from their orbit anything that does not align with his or her overriding purpose and values. A person must be selective with their time and energy because both elements of life are limited.

To manifest the beauty of life, think beauty, dream beauty, and see the beauty in the simple things all around you.

He looked at me with the tired, ignorant, slightly stupid expression that is so common in people who aren't used to seeing the broader picture in small things.

They want me. I want them. I want this place. I want everything to be simple and beautiful and warm.