Adina Allen > Quotes

“To understand creation as originally arising from the refuse and decomposition of everything that came before is to see everything - even that which seems useless, repellent, or unsightly - as necessary parts of the whole.”
― Adina Allen, The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom

“What if, instead of believing that there will be some perfect moment when the chaos and void of our lives will subside, we could recognize that every moment, brimming with chaos and void is, in fact, the perfect moment?”

“Like God, our challenge is to find the beauty of the materials on hand, the primordial chaotic stuff of our life - longings, questions, grief, confusion - and to create from here. The creative process beckons us to return to our depths, the chaos within.”
― Adina Allen, The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom

“In creating, we can “Follow God’s example: not rushing into action, not needing to instantaneously produce or fix anything, but rather just being present and observing what is, with all the discomfort this may bring. Simply staying present in this way allows what’s there to let us know what’s needed next.”

“For chaos and void to yield their wisdom and beauty, it often takes staying with the discomfort long enough for it to shift, change, and open to us.”
― Adina Allen, The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom

“God is dynamic, changing, and evolving alongside us. And we, human beings made in the divine image, are likewise not status creations, but rather are in our own process of always becoming.”
― Adina Allen, The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom

“As we enter into a relationship with the chaos and void - no longer something scary to be resisted or avoided - we can invite it to come forward and offer us its gifts.”
― Adina Allen, The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom