words by arundhati roy
within you is a place of love and grace.
it is a place without fear
where there is no need to defend or prove,
no need to lie or hide.
from this place springs words of truth,
actions of courage,
and a life of love.
wait patiently for the voices of fear in your mind
to cease their frantic call to action.
become aware of what the next clear step of love might be.
be patient with yourself.
the qualities of a lover
do not depend on externals.
they take root in your own soul
and grow as your attend to them.
they all lie within you.
by william martin
heading out of town today to see three of my favorite earth angels…
sending love to my other three.
xoxo
i ran across an email a couple of days ago that was sent to me back in 2006 from a dear friend. included in the letter was an interpretation of love that he received from a workshop. the message made perfect sense to me at that time in my life, helping me to better understand love, myself, and others…so i wanted to share it.
along with thousands of other optimistic folks, i was hoping and praying for a lifetime of freedom for the legendary barefoot bandit in the weeks leading up to his capture one year ago yesterday. colton harris-moore, the young boy who ran from his abusive home three years ago in search of peace, temporarily attained survival through actions that are now being considered a crime. you can read more about his story on a past blog here, and find the latest update here.
my heart still goes out to the brave soul who continues to seek out freedom in every form, as well as all children who have gone through any unnecessary suffering.
When I hear of people who weary of each other, I believe it is because they have sought virtues in themselves alone, attractions of physical beauty. Have they based their love on each other’s thoughts? Who can weary of thoughts which change every day?
- anais nin
santa barbara yoga retreat
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i don’t know nothing except change will come.
year after year what we do is undone.
time keeps moving from a crawl to a run.
i wonder if we’re ever gonna get home.
you’re out there walking on a highway.
all of the signs are blown away.
sometimes you wonder if you’re walking in the wrong direction.
if you break down, i’ll drive out and find you.
if you forget my love, i’ll try to remind you.
stay by you, when it don’t come easy.
it’s only love we are looking for.
this song has been a daily indulgence for about two weeks now. it moves me to tears every time i listen to it. the unconditional love we are capable of having for another is the one thing we look for when we come up against continual challenge in life, the one thing that gives us courage and strength when things become difficult to endure, the one thing that has the power to heal our pain when everything in our lives seems to be destroyed by the weight of the world.
Let everything happen to you
Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final.
- rilke
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing is so gentle as real strength.
- St. Francis de Sales
quote by anne lamott
perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.
- rilke
The Lover is ever drunk with Love.
He is mad,
she is free.
He sings with delight,
she dances with ecstasy.
…Caught by our own thoughts,
we worry about everything.
But once we get drunk on that Love
whatever will be, will be…
- Rumi
