Love, love, love, says Percy.
And hurry as fast as you can
along the shining beach, or the rubble, or the dust.
Then, go to sleep.
Give up your body heat, your beating heart.
Then, trust.
Mary Oliver, I Ask Percy How I should live my Life
photo of dog hurrying to the beach by andrew thomas
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
Thomas Merton
photo bea represa
You must give up the life you planned
in order to have the life that is waiting for you
Joseph Campbell
When you are compassionate with yourself,
you trust in your soul,
which you let guide your life.
Your soul knows the geography of your destiny
better than you do.
John O’Donohue
The center that I cannot find
is known to my unconscious mind.
W.H. Auden
Existence will remain meaningless for you if you yourself do not penetrate into it with active love,
and if you do not in this way discover its meaning for yourself.
Everything is waiting to be hallowed by you.
Martin Buber
photo harry rose
