Community Quote by John Taylor Gatto

“We foster personal meaning out of life by exulting in all of nature, exhibiting a reverence for people, animals, plants, and by expressing compassion…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“To be free of family and familiar surroundings.”

— Stefan Zweig

It is the experience of living that is important, not searching for meaning. We bring meaning by how we love the world.

— Bernie Siegel

“There’s nothing complicated or expensive about living purposefully and meaningfully. And we don’t have to travel to some exotic place to “find ourselves,” or…

— Julie Tallard Johnson

“For years, home has been idealised as a refuge from the world, somewhere predictable and unchanging. But home isn't just where we go to…

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

“We are all inexorably wound together as individuals, as families, as communities, and as a society. We must take care to value, accommodate, and,…

— Deborah J. Doucette

“All too often, we look outward for meaning in life, wanting something to give us meaning, not realizing we already have meaning all around…

— Peter Cawdron

“The search for meaning in our lives takes us on paths large and small. When we go beyond ourselves-whether in forgiveness, unselfishness, thoughtfulness, generosity…

— Alex Pattakos

Behind every door on every ordinary street, in every hut in every ordinary village in this middling planet of a trivial star, such riches…

— Vikram Seth

“That was the state of the world when I began to be aware of my family environment, and I cannot evoke it in any…

— Gabriel García Márquez

“With our close friends, family members, and lovers, we hope to create a special world, one in which we can expect to be treated…

— Sharon Salzberg

“I talked about places, about the ways that we often talk about love of place, by which we mean our love for places, but…

— Rebecca Solnit