Category Archives: Inspiration
The Guesthouse ~ Rumi
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture.
Still treat … Continue reading
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Perseverance ~ Interview with Meg Wheatley
An interview with Meg Wheatley talking about her book, Perseverance.
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Human Planet
Here is another Earth Day offering, this one focusing on the amazing diversity of human experience as we relate to our planet.
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Earth
An Earth Day tribute to our mother. What an incredible planet we are part of. I am filled with gratitude and awe.
Dwelling in Uncertainty ~ Meg Wheatley
Some people despair about the darkening direction of the world today. Others are excited by the possibilities for creativity and new ways of living they see emerging out of the darkness.
Rather than thinking one perspective is preferable to the other, … Continue reading
Bewilderment ~ Rumi
There are many guises for intelligence.
One part of you is gliding in a high windstream,
while your more ordinary notions
take little steps and peck at the ground.
Conventional knowledge is death to our souls,
and it is not really ours. It is … Continue reading
In a world of change… ~ Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer
“In a world of change, the learners shall inherit the earth, while the learned shall find themselves perfectly suited for a world that no longer exists.”
— Eric Hoffer
Solitude Follow-up
I just discovered this wonderful poem “How to Be Alone” performed by the poet, Tanya Davis and filmed by Andrea Dorfman. It expresses so much of what I was feeling as I wrote about solitude.
Growing Old ~ Samuel Ullman
Nobody grows old. merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
~ Samuel Ullman
Our Deepest Fear ~ Marianne Williamson
Our Deepest Fear
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be … Continue reading