“Marriage is not a simple love affair, it’s an ordeal, and the ordeal is the sacrifice of ego to a relationship in which two have become one.”
― The Power of Myth
― The Power of Myth
“Perhaps some of us have to go through dark and devious ways before we can find the river of peace or the highroad to the soul's destination.”
― The Hero With a Thousand Faces
― The Hero With a Thousand Faces
“Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.”
― The Gifts of Imperfection
― The Gifts of Imperfection
“We must be willing to get rid of
the life we’ve planned, so as to have
the life that is waiting for us.
The old skin has to be shed
before the new one can come.
If we fix on the old, we get stuck.
When we hang onto any form,
we are in danger of putrefaction.
Hell is life drying up.”
― A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
the life we’ve planned, so as to have
the life that is waiting for us.
The old skin has to be shed
before the new one can come.
If we fix on the old, we get stuck.
When we hang onto any form,
we are in danger of putrefaction.
Hell is life drying up.”
― A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
“Sometimes when you lose your way, you find YOURSELF.”
― The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
― The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
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