“It is precisely because we resist the darkness in ourselves that we miss the depths of the loveliness, beauty, brilliance, creativity, and joy that lie at our core.”
― Dark Nights of the Soul: A Guide to Finding Your Way Through Life's Ordeals
― Dark Nights of the Soul: A Guide to Finding Your Way Through Life's Ordeals
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.”
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“It is only through mystery and madness that the soul is revealed”
― Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
― Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
“Accept who you are; and revel in it.”
― Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
― Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
“We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk.”
― Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
― Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
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