Daily Zen - Friday, January 12

The best way to pay for

a lovely moment

is to enjoy it.

~ Richard Bach

Daily Zen - Monday, November 28

Your only obligation

in any lifetime is

to be true to yourself.

~ Richard Bach

Daily Zen - Wednesday, December 26

The best way to pay for

a lovely moment is to enjoy it. 

~ Richard Bach

Daily Zen - Monday, May 8

You are never given a dream without also 

being given the power to make it come true.

~ Richard Bach

Daily Zen - Monday, September 21

Your only obligation in any lifetime

is to be true to yourself. 

~ Richard Bach

Daily Zen - Thursday, April 30

You are never given a dream without also 

being given the power to make it true.

~ Richard Bach

Daily Zen - Thursday, April 9

Your only obligation in any lifetime

is to be true to yourself.

~ Richard Bach

Daily Zen - Wednesday, April 4

The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.

                    ~ Richard Bach

Daily Zen - Wednesday, October 3

Don't be dismayed at goodbyes, a farewell is necessary before you can meet again and meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends. 

                    ~ Richard Bach

Turn of Phrase - Richard Bach In Plane Crash

"Dad described his religion as flying. He's a very avid aviator. It would be terrible if he recovers and can't fly again — this guy needs to fly."

- From James Bach, son of writer Richard Bach.

Bach, the acclaimed author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions, is in serious but stable condition after crashing his private plane last weekend.

My high school guidance counselor turned me on to the work of Richard Bach, and to this day, I consider Illusions to be pivotal in my development as a grown-up human being.

Bach often uses flight as a metaphor for life in his work, and his books are comprised of inspirational and aspirational stories that both challenge and aid us in finding our truest selves. His words show up regularly in some of my all-time favorite Daily Zen quotes on the blog.

Get well, Richard. 

Daily Zen - Friday, July 6

An easy life doesn't teach us anything. In the end it's the learning that matters: what we've learned and how we've grown. 

                       - Richard Bach

Daily Zen - Wednesday, December 14

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.
                        - Richard Bach

Daily Zen - Monday, October 10

Every problem has a gift for you in          its hands.

                       - Richard Bach