Allie

“Intuition is not to be consulted once and then forgotten. It is not disposable. It is to be consulted at all steps along the way, whether the woman's work be clashing with a demon in the interior, or completing a task in the outer world. It does not matter whether a woman's concerns and aspirations are personal or global. Before all else, every action begins with strengthening the spirit.”
― Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves

“Love brings up anything that is hiding.”
― Charlotte Kasl, If the Buddha Dated: A Handbook for Finding Love on a Spiritual Path

“So you sit down to meditate not only because it helps you to find rest in the arms of the formless Beloved but also because it increases your chances of being stunned by beauty when you get back up. Encounters with the sacred that radiate from the core of the ordinary embolden you to cultivate stillness and simple awareness. In the midst of a world that is begging you to distract yourself, this is no easy practice. Yet you keep showing up. You are indomitable. You are thirsty for wonder.”
― Mirabai Starr, Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics

“Letting your heart break open all over again when you remember the unbearable beauty of the Beloved's in visible face.”
― Mirabai Starr