“Give up to grace. The ocean takes care of each wave 'til it gets to shore. You need more help than you know.”
― Words of Paradise: Selected Poems of Rumi
― Words of Paradise: Selected Poems of Rumi
“Some people, in order to discover God, read books. But there is a great book: the very appearance of created things. Look above you! Look below you! Read it. God, whom you want to discover, never wrote that book with ink. Instead, He set before your eyes the things that He had made. Can you ask for a louder voice than that?”
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“But listen to me. For one moment
quit being sad. Hear blessings
dropping their blossoms
around you.”
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quit being sad. Hear blessings
dropping their blossoms
around you.”
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“The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you
Don't go back to sleep!
You must ask for what you really want.
Don't go back to sleep!
People are going back and forth
across the doorsill where the two worlds touch,
The door is round and open
Don't go back to sleep!”
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Don't go back to sleep!
You must ask for what you really want.
Don't go back to sleep!
People are going back and forth
across the doorsill where the two worlds touch,
The door is round and open
Don't go back to sleep!”
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“I think resentment is when you take the poison and wait for the other person to die”
― A Sponsorship Guide for 12-Step Programs
― A Sponsorship Guide for 12-Step Programs
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