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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” ~ Oscar Wilde "Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem". ~ Virginia Satir “It is life’s only true opponent: Only fear can defeat life.” ~ Yann Martel, Life of Pi "The greatest happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved, loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves." ~ Victor Hugo |
"Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eye for an instant?"
~ Henry David Thoreau
"Empathy is: Me too. You’re not alone.”
~ Brene Brown
“The 'secret' of spiritual life is the capacity to return to that which we have spent a lifetime hiding from,
to rest in the bodily experience of the moment…”
~ Charlotte Joko Beck
"To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water.
The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty
that are available now. Once we learn to touch this peace, we will be healed and transformed.
It is not a matter of faith; it is a matter of practice. We need only to find ways to bring our body and mind back to the present moment so we can touch what is refreshing, healing, and wondrous."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
START CLOSE IN
Start close in,
don’t take the second step
or the third,
start with the first
thing
close in,
the step you don’t want to take.
Start with
the ground
you know,
the pale ground
beneath your feet,
your own
way of starting
the conversation.
Start with your own
question,
give up on other
people’s questions,
don’t let them
smother something
simple.
To find
another’s voice
follow
your own voice,
wait until
that voice
becomes a
private ear
listening
to another.
Start right now
take a small step
you can call your own
don’t follow
someone else’s
heroics, be humble
and focused,
start close in,
don’t mistake
that other
for your own.
Start close in,
don’t take the second step
or the third,
start with the first
thing
close in,
the step you don’t want to take.
~ David Whyte ~
(River Flow)
Start close in,
don’t take the second step
or the third,
start with the first
thing
close in,
the step you don’t want to take.
Start with
the ground
you know,
the pale ground
beneath your feet,
your own
way of starting
the conversation.
Start with your own
question,
give up on other
people’s questions,
don’t let them
smother something
simple.
To find
another’s voice
follow
your own voice,
wait until
that voice
becomes a
private ear
listening
to another.
Start right now
take a small step
you can call your own
don’t follow
someone else’s
heroics, be humble
and focused,
start close in,
don’t mistake
that other
for your own.
Start close in,
don’t take the second step
or the third,
start with the first
thing
close in,
the step you don’t want to take.
~ David Whyte ~
(River Flow)
Heather Pylant, MA, MFT, offering supportive counseling for Individuals, Couples & Families in the Boulder, Colorado area.
Contact Heather Pylant at (303) 803-6728 or email TwoWingsCounseling@gmail.com.
Contact Heather Pylant at (303) 803-6728 or email TwoWingsCounseling@gmail.com.