
Learn To Do Everything Lightly

When thoughts come up, touch them very lightly, like a feather touching a bubble. Let the whole thing be soft and gentle, but at the same time precise.
Pema Chödrön • The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving Kindness
And when I practice letting go of how I think things are supposed to look and instead cultivate a trust in the unfolding that is taking place, often in unseen ways, the Here-ness of challenge or pain or depression or grief or (anything) softens even 5%, and that 5% adds up fast when I don’t assume it’s nothing.
To move toward fully living
Do what you love to do, and do it with both seriousness and lightness.