In the stillness of the quiet, if we listen,
we can hear the whisper of the heart
giving strength to weakness,
courage to fear,
hope to despair.
Howard Thurman, American Author, pastor and civil rights leader
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Tag: balance
What really satisfies
What is it that I want? Not money,
Not a large desk, not a house with ten rooms.
This is what I want to do: to sit here,
To take no part, to be called away by the wind…
Robert Bly, The Call Away
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Seeing the difference
Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self.
Sharon Salzburg, Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation
Sunday Quote: How distance is shortened
Only from the heart
can you touch the sky
Rumi
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The places that scare you
The five instructions given to Machig Labdron in the 12th century by her teacher Padampa Sangye
Confess your hidden faults.
Approach what you find distasteful.
Help those you do not want to help.
Anything you are attached to, let go of.
Go to the places that scare you.
Our fears
Fairy tales are more than true
not because they tell us that dragons exist
but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten
G.K. Chesterson
