“When I know who I am, I will most likely know what my voice needs to say.”
― Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity
― Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity
“We can’t go on a journey of discovery where everything is as we expect.”
― Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity
― Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity
“Spiritual bypassing
separates us from our humanity and all its messiness and struggles
and pain and It makes us feel good briefly.”
― Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity
separates us from our humanity and all its messiness and struggles
and pain and It makes us feel good briefly.”
― Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity
“It’s time to be wild again. Take a prophet or poet on the journey and float out into the mystic. Dive deep into the mysteries of life and let yourself sink long enough to know what can only be imagined, not defined. Take a step out into the desert with those that have ventured there and find mystery and paradox and nuance, not certainty and doctrine.”
― Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity
― Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity
“As I start another new day, I have heard the bird sing. His song leads me out into the yard where I catch a glimpse of one of the creatures doing its thing. I peer down at the soil, and just for a moment, my mind can almost comprehend the universal and cataclysmic dance of the universe. That’s where I find humility these days—that’s where I find truth—it’s where I draw energy—it’s where I find life!”
― Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity
― Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity
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