“When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one. We cannot love when we feel fear …. When we release the fearful past andContinue reading “A Dish of Forgiveness All Around”
Category Archives: Healing
Suffering is Optional
“Let us never allow our daily doubts or private fears to blind us to the blessings all around.” –Brendon Burchard “Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.” –Carl Jung “The only difference between heaven and hell is believing a thought.” –Byron Katie Sometimes the cosmic tumblersContinue reading “Suffering is Optional”
Where Are We After 9/11?
“What separates us from the animals, what separates us from the chaos, is our ability to mourn people we’ve never met.” ― David Levithan, Love Is the Higher Law “Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice,Continue reading “Where Are We After 9/11?”
Empathy is Good
“We can cultivate empathy throughout our lives and use it as a radical force for social transformation.” Roman Krznaric Almost all my life I thought being empathic was a curse. I’m deeply affected by what’s going on around me, and by what people around me are feeling. If you’re not a highly empathic person youContinue reading “Empathy is Good”
Forgiveness As Radical Love
“A Rattlesnake, if cornered will become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is – a biting of oneself. We think we are harming others in holding these spites and hates, but the deeper harm is to ourselves.” E. Stanley Jones “Treat people asContinue reading “Forgiveness As Radical Love”
Sage Woman Chronicles 