The right balance for who I am today is somewhere between the old me and the new me. Haik Kocharian

Please have a seat. You are hungry, please eat. All day you are on your feet, making ends meet. You are a beautiful and tired soul. Haik Kocharian

Morning. I am excited about the day ahead. Excited to experience the movement of time. The mechanism of passing hours makes me wonder. There is so much I still don’t understand. Haik Kocharian

Like a good Italian wine I am getting better with the passage of time. Haik Kocharian

For all of my trespasses, forgive me if you can. I am just an average, ordinary man. Haik Kocharian

Say out loud, "I want absolutely nothing." I can’t describe how liberating this will make you feel. Haik Kocharian

Follow through with your vision, make it real. Once you’ve made the decision, have no fear. Presented with options, try them all. Walk with shoulders straight, walk tall. Haik Kocharian

The clouds darkened, hanging low. The air thick with approaching thunder. People hurry, anxious, seeking cover. I feel a strange calm, a calm before the storm. Haik Kocharian

A spider web. A flower. A gust of wind. All this is art, and nature is the artist. Haik Kocharian

Me? I am a slow growing tree. I give my roots the time they need to reach in deep and long. Grow slow, grow strong. Haik Kocharian

The concept of a beginner’s mind is this. A newborn child, free from worries, doesn't know why things are happening and doesn't need to. To a child, all possibilities are open and within reach. Stay unaware.

There once was a man who was burned alive for his belief that the earth rotates around the sun. To him I bow my head. Challenge authority. Haik Kocharian

Let me describe this very moment in time. The sun is setting, the river is golden red, the air is light and transparently clear. People are out, seeing and being seen. Haik Kocharian

Gardenias in the botanical garden intoxicated and seduced me with beauty and heavenly aroma. Haik Kocharian

Here is a paradox. Everyone wants happiness but few have the courage to be happy. Haik Kocharian

From Fulton Street to Brooklyn Bridge, from Wall Street to the East River. This is my turf, I call this place my hood. Haik Kocharian

Don’t waste your precious time trying to predict what may or may not occur in life. Just live it. Haik Kocharian

All life must change from formless to a form, then back to formless. So elegant and simple. Haik Kocharian

All living things possess a soul. Be mindful, Don’t do harm. Haik Kocharian

When the moon is full her beauty pulls all rivers, seas, and oceans closer to herself in a cosmic love affair. Haik Kocharian