ABOUT BLESSINGS AND LESSONS
Some people come into your life as a blessing, others come as a lesson.
LIGHTEN UP
» Don’t let someone dim your light simply because it’s shining in their eyes! « Andrea Snow « Ameddig van fény, addig van remény… »
LIGHTHOUSES
« Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining – they just shine. » Andrea Snow
GOING WITH THE WIND…
My house says to me, « Do not leave me, for here dwells your past. » And the road says to me, « Come and follow me, for I am your future. » And I say to both my house and the road, « I have no past, nor have I a future. » If I stay here, there is a …
IN AN EVER-CHANGING, INCOMPREHENSIBLE WORLD
« In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything was possible and that nothing was true. ….. Mass propaganda discovered that its audience was ready at all times to believe the worst, no matter how absurd, and did not …
LOVE
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” Lao Tzu
MIDLIFE
»I think midlife is when the universe gently places her hands upon your shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers in your ear: I’m not screwing around. It’s time. All of this pretending and performing – these coping mechanisms that you’ve developed to protect yourself from feeling inadequate and getting hurt – has to go. Your …
THE DIFFERENCE
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” Nelson Mandela
OUR GREATEST POSESSION
Life is our greatest possession and love its greatest affirmation. leo Buscaglia
FAIL
Fail often, fail cheaply, but never fail to try! anonymous….
About the mask
“One of the most important aspects for the spiritual seeker to identify is their mask. A mask is a total pretense. It is a mechanism created in order to survive the shocks of exclusion and rejection we have experienced. At one point in time, we learned that by using a mask, we were able to …
KNOWING ONESELF
For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime. Bruce Lee
WHAT YOU DO ?
« The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do »
TRAIL
Do not go where the path may lead. Go where there is no path and leave a trail.
ALICE AU PAYS DE L’ÉMERVEILLEMENT
« Le secret du bonheur c’est la liberté, et le secret de la liberté c’est le courage » Thucydide – 400 av J.C A lire : Le monde d’Alice, 108 ans de sagesse, de Caroline Stoessinger & Alice Herz Sommer
WHEN DID YOU STOP DANCING ?
« In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: « When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop being comforted by the sweet territory of silence? » …
DANCING FOOLS
We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. Japanese Proverb
I WILL NOT DIE AN UNLIVED LIFE
I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible; to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk …
THE DISEASE OF BEING BUSY
The Disease of Being Busy by Omid Safi I saw a dear friend a few days ago. I stopped by to ask her how she was doing, how her family was. She looked up, voice lowered, and just whimpered: “I’m so busy… I am so busy… have so much going on.” Almost immediately after, I …
STOP BEING IN RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS POTENTIAL
STOP BEING IN RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS POTENTIAL By Dévashi Shakti on August 12, 2015 Have you ever found yourself in a cycle of really wanting to have your partner step up, but no matter how hard you try, he just…. doesn’t? So many women are caught up expending their energy in this relentless situation. You try to be …
THERE IS A BROKENNESS
There is a brokenness out of which comes the unbroken, a shatterdeness out of which comes the unshatterable. There is a sorrow beyond all grief which leads to joy and a fragility out of whose depth emerges strength. There is a hollow space too vast for words through which we pass with each loss, out …