Cristin Webb

“The work of the mature person is to carry grief in one hand and gratitude in the other and to be stretched large by them. How much sorrow can I hold? That’s how much gratitude I can give. If I carry only grief, I’ll bend toward cynicism and despair. If I have only gratitude, I’ll become saccharine and won’t develop much compassion for other people’s suffering. Grief keeps the heart fluid and soft, which helps make compassion possible.”
― Francis Weller

“Rather than going from where we are to where we want to be, we need to remember to be where we are, here, now. We don 't need to go anywhere else or do anything else. We don't need to go from here to there; we need to
return from there to here.”
― Cheri Huber, How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

“. If you really want to know how you are you, simply pay attention to everything, believe nothing, and don’t take anything personally. Everything is a clue. Every resistance, every little bit of miserable conditioning, every cry of helpless victimization brings you a gift of clarity, wisdom, and compassion. Don’t miss any of it.”
― Cheri Huber, How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

“Facing suffering, embracing suffering, becoming the conscious, compassionate awareness that can bring an end to suffering, is not painful. Trying to hide from suffering is extremely painful and will rob you of your life.”
― Cheri Huber, Making a Change for Good: A Guide to Compassionate Self-Discipline