The heart is a strong shore and the ocean has many moods. With each day, we have this choice: we can build walls, block ourselves from the light, and suffer a dampness in the soul. Or we can live barely, shine on through, and suffer the nicks of erosion for…
“Everybody can love in the place where they are. We can all add our share of love without leaving the room.” Helen Nearing At dinner, a friend who was interviewing for a job shared how she sometimes felt too eager for their acceptance.She said she found herself inwardly yelping, like…
Walls are worn away a grain at a time, and hearts are opened a feeling at a time. Susan and I were sitting in an ice cream parlor when the two couples next to us began to get loud. They were just having a good time, but I was feeling…
“There’s a sun in every person—the you we call companion.” Rumi It is essential to realize and embrace the paradox that while no one can go through your journey for you, you are not alone. Everyone is on the same journey. Everyone shares the same pains, the same confusions, the…
“To birth the baby and to dwell on the baby at the same time engenders madness.” Chogyam Trungpa Try as we will, we cannot be both participant and observer at the same time without splitting ourselves. Madness it seems is the cost of splitting ourselves in the midst of our…
“If you had a sad childhood, so what? You can dance with only one leg and see the snowflake falling with only one eye.” Robert Bly I flew all the way to South Africa, carrying all my troubles with me, like oversize bags that no one would check, and there…
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