No Accidents In A Purposeful Universe “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” — Lewis B. Smedes Forgiveness does not erase the past, but looks upon it with renewed compassion. To withhold forgiveness keeps alive emotions of hurt, anger and blame which discolour our perception of life. …
Emotional Abandonment “The chemist who can extract from his heart’s elements compassion, respect, longing, patience, regret, surprise, and forgiveness and compound them into one can create that atom which is called love.” — Khalil Gibran Have you ever wondered why some people seem happy and content in their own skin? In contrast, do you know …
Concealing the Pain “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” — Helen Keller Despite our emotional wounds, the hurt will pass and the scars eventually heal. To relive our pain reinforces the experience because we cling to the emotions instead of process them. As time moves …
How To Form A Stable Identity “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” — Oscar Wilde To embrace our true identity, we must rise above our known existence and associate with our core self. The American author and philosopher Howard Thurman said: “There …
Inner Connection “The heart has its own language. The heart knows a hundred thousand ways to speak.” — Rumi I’d like you to close your eyes and bring your attention to your chest and focus on the feelings and sensations that surround it. While doing so, continue to breathe easily and direct your focus on …
“Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is.” – Gary Zukav “What is love?” “The total absence of fear,” said the Master. “What is it we fear?” He concluded: “If the withered tree had survived, nothing would have induced the bird to give up its security and fly.” “Love,” …
