“Grief offers a wild alchemy that transmutes suffering into fertile ground.”
― The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
― The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
“Tis a Fearful Thing
‘Tis a fearful thing
to love what death can touch.
A fearful thing
to love, to hope, to dream, to be –
to be,
And oh, to lose.
A thing for fools, this,
And a holy thing,
a holy thing
to love.
For your life has lived in me,
your laugh once lifted me,
your word was gift to me.
To remember this brings painful joy.
‘Tis a human thing, love,
a holy thing, to love
what death has touched.”
―
‘Tis a fearful thing
to love what death can touch.
A fearful thing
to love, to hope, to dream, to be –
to be,
And oh, to lose.
A thing for fools, this,
And a holy thing,
a holy thing
to love.
For your life has lived in me,
your laugh once lifted me,
your word was gift to me.
To remember this brings painful joy.
‘Tis a human thing, love,
a holy thing, to love
what death has touched.”
―
“When facing authoritarian regimes, nonviolent movements are ten times as likely as violent ones to result in democratic change.”
― Relationality: How Moving from Transactional to Transformational Relationships Can Reshape Our Lonely World
― Relationality: How Moving from Transactional to Transformational Relationships Can Reshape Our Lonely World
“Pain is a treasure, for it contains mercies.”
― مثنوی معنوی
― مثنوی معنوی
“Your consciousness is like a tiny stowaway on a transatlantic steamship, taking credit for the journey without acknowledging the massive engineering underfoot.”
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
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