When the heart at last acknowledges how much pain there is in the mind, it turns like a mother toward a frightened child. All that remains incomplete seems somehow workable and an unmistakable joy arises at the possibility of becoming whole at last.
Stephen Levine
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Prepare Yourself
Remember, friends, as you pass by,
As you are no so once was I.
As I am now, so you must be.
Prepare yourself to follow me.
Common 18th Century Epitaph
As you are no so once was I.
As I am now, so you must be.
Prepare yourself to follow me.
Common 18th Century Epitaph
The Better Deal
A good marriage is one in which each spouse
secretly thinks he or she got the better deal.
Anne Lamott
secretly thinks he or she got the better deal.
Anne Lamott
Saturday, June 2, 2018
Finding Happiness
I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to
find happiness - it's right in front of me if I'm
paying attention and practicing gratitude.
Brene Brown
find happiness - it's right in front of me if I'm
paying attention and practicing gratitude.
Brene Brown
What Matters Becomes Apparent
When you live your life as though you're already dead,
life takes on new meaning. Each moment becomes a whole
lifetime, a universe unto itself. When we realize we are
already dead, our priorities change, our heart opens, and
our mind begins to clear of the fog of old holdings and
pretendings. We watch all life in transit, and what matters
becomes instantly apparent: the transmission of love; the
letting go of obstacles to understanding; the relinquish-
ment of our grasping, of our hiding from ourselves.
Stephen Levine
life takes on new meaning. Each moment becomes a whole
lifetime, a universe unto itself. When we realize we are
already dead, our priorities change, our heart opens, and
our mind begins to clear of the fog of old holdings and
pretendings. We watch all life in transit, and what matters
becomes instantly apparent: the transmission of love; the
letting go of obstacles to understanding; the relinquish-
ment of our grasping, of our hiding from ourselves.
Stephen Levine
Life Becomes Workable
If we take each teaching, each loss, each gain, each fear, each joy as it arises and experience it fully, life becomes workable. We are no longer a "victim of life." And then every experience, even the loss of our dearest one, becomes another opportunity for awakening.
Stephen Levine
Stephen Levine
Only Love Would Be Appropriate
If our only spiritual practice were to live as though we
were already dead, relating to all we meet, to all we do,
as though it were our final moments in the world, what
time would there be for old games or falsehoods or
posturing? If we lived our life as though we were already
dead, as though our children were already dead, how much
time would there be for self-protection and the recreation
of ancient mirages? Only love would be appropriate,
only the truth.
Stephen Levine
were already dead, relating to all we meet, to all we do,
as though it were our final moments in the world, what
time would there be for old games or falsehoods or
posturing? If we lived our life as though we were already
dead, as though our children were already dead, how much
time would there be for self-protection and the recreation
of ancient mirages? Only love would be appropriate,
only the truth.
Stephen Levine
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