"How did the rose ever open its heart and 
give to the world all its Beauty?
give to the world all its Beauty? It felt the encouragement of light against its being."
- Hafiz (poet, in Ladinsky, 121)Affirmation is good for the body...It makes us open, energized, relaxed, and responsive. It increases self-esteem and decreases our insecurity." - Phil Porter, cofounder of InterPlay
Reading an article in presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction (June 2010) those words stand out. I'm wanting to live a little differently than my patterns in the past. I'd like to direct reflection more on noticing and less on categories or judgments. And in looking for wholeness rather than separation. In others and in myself. Just thought I'd put it in writing.
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