“The art of living is to fall in love over and over again. It is no easy thing to walk through the world with an open heart, embracing everything, and also stand true, allowing no poison to infect us. But… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share Image
“So long as you believe yourself to be 'only human' you have accepted life in a prison cell whose door remains locked only by your own mind. By saying, 'well, I'm only human', you have blindly submitted to all the limitations, fears, pettiness, greed and hatreds which make the common person weak and fragile. Most never become aware that another… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share
“We keep waiting to be crowned, Waiting for the world to judge us worthy of offering our brightest, most empowered and beautiful stuff. But… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share Image
“The master in us all lives behind the masks and roles and wounds and beliefs. It calls us to live deep, full, radical lives. It asks us not to wait until we are told by anyone that we have arrived. It invites us forward, across the line of fear and unworthiness, to experience mastery in this moment--as much as we… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share
“Welcome the small cracking of your hard-clodded shell, Embrace the warm sting of tears, Kiss the shadow which frightens you awake as you turn… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share Image
“You know that crazy heart of yours? The one with lightning crackling and moonlight shining through it. The one you’ve been told not to trust because it often led you off the beaten path. The one so many have misunderstood your entire life. Trust it. Feed it. Grow it. It’s your greatest treasure and will point the way to your… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share
“With poetry and writing, the question isn’t “do you know the right words?”. The real question is, “can you make words from the unwordable,… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share Image
“Your enormous soul had so many choices of who it could show up as. It chose you.” — Jacob Nordby Copy Share Image
“Among the greatest tragedies is a person who believes that they aren't meant to win--by winning I mean find their purpose, passion and joy in life. They believe that other people have better DNA or happiness genes or something, but that they themselves are missing a critical chromosome. This is a lie and it is begging to be un-believed. For… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share
“Blessed are the weird people: poets, misfits, writers mystics, painters, troubadours for they teach us to see the world through different eyes.” — Jacob Nordby Copy Share Image
“We are doing the most important possible work in the world when we open the door and reveal our creative nature. It is the… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share Image
“What do you really want? Did you know that every single one of your desires is an expression of your soul's longing to experience… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share Image
“Saying that “life is short” is such a cliche. And it’s true. In fact, we only have five minutes to be here. In the really big scheme of things, not even that long. We humans don’t even have the lifespan of fruit flies if you look at the bigger picture. In other words, we don’t have a second—not even a… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share
