Wisdom and Growth through Pursuit of Beauty and Truth

"Reality consists of real things, not our thoughts about them." -Gerry Baird, Soulness

"With presence, you can find peace even in difficult moments. Without it, you could be at a five star hotel on your birthday celebrating your Oscar nomination after winning the lottery and complain about the temperature of your soup instead of enjoying the rich rewards of being alive." -Gerry Baird, Soulness

"When I know how to live in the now my worries fade and my life is remade." -Gerry Baird

"This is one of the gifts of being a flawed human: we can identify with those who struggle to overcome their own flaws just as we struggle to overcome ours." -Gerry Baird, Soulness

"When we are able to offer kindness to ourselves in our worst moments, it is easier to offer kindness to others in their worst moments." -Gerry Baird, Soulness

"By surrendering the need to fix everything, you can free up the energy to fix something." -Gerry Baird, Soulness

"Surrender is an admission that there is something bigger than you that cannot be controlled and doesn't need to be." -Gerry Baird, Soulness

"When I hold too tight life’s a fight When I let go life can flow" -Gerry Baird, Soulness

"The universe that created you will supply what you think you lack." -Gerry Baird, Soulness

"Suffering brings us to a place of total immobility so we can discover and replace our previous invalid beliefs about the nature of life and the inner strength we possess." -Gerry Baird, Soulness

"Our good and bad experiences are shared experiences. The pain of loneliness can be diminished when we discover how much we have in common with others." -Gerry Baird, Soulness

"If you want peace, there can be no exceptions. Take every name off your list of those to be condemned, including your own. Open your heart to every soul who crosses the threshold of your life." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"Bathe in benevolence. Revel in silence. Kiss the sunlight. Marvel at the impossible miracle of existence." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"Warmth and inner joy live in everyone. When these core human attributes are applied to work, play and relationships a web of light develops that connects you with every living thing." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"Just as energy cannot be destroyed, only converted from one form to another (such as wood turning to ash and smoke when it is burned), life is energy that merely changes form after death." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"The natural world is a banquet for a starving soul." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"Forgive yourself quickly for being slow to forgive others." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"The only negative thoughts that can hurt you are the ones you believe." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

" Let your emotions with their changing seasons swirl and dance across the canvas of your heart. Don’t settle for just one or two shades. Embrace the dazzling beauty of the entire spectrum. All of it was made for you." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"Dance with your imperfections and keep dancing until you can see their perfect beauty." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"An ordinary day can feel like a dream vacation when something as simple as examining the veins on a leaf fills you with transcendent joy." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"It is precisely because of the depth of your wounds that you are able to be a light to others on their path." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"Don’t hold your joy too tightly. Don’t fear its impermanence. Let it pass with as much celebration as when sorrow departs." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"Don't allow yourself to be trapped in mediocrity, leaving the night sky without the starlight of your true being." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"To experience peace in peaceful moments is easy. To experience peace in chaotic moments requires mastery." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"Use stones to decorate your garden rather than casting them at sinners." -Gerry Baird, Extreme Peace

"It’s your job in a relationship not only to tell your truth but to make it safe for your partner to tell theirs." -Gerry Baird, Love with an Open Hand

"Human touch is healing. We need it the same way we need food and air." -Gerry Baird, Love with an Open Hand

"Hearts that are free love best ." -Gerry Baird, Love with an Open Hand

"Love changes us the way the warmth of the sun melts the spring snows so flowers can bloom." -Gerry Baird, Love with an Open Hand

"I taste the joy of infinite wonder I see the glorious future in front of me I hear the truth inside my heart I feel the significance of this very moment I breathe the aura of timelessness I am infinite"  -Gerry Baird, Soul Healing Solace

"I know that joy will come and melt the shadows of grief" -Gerry Baird, Soul Healing Solace