I pray that each one of us stays awake as we fall. I pray that we choose to go into the abyss willingly and that our fall is cushioned by faith--faith that at the bottom we will be caught and taught and turned toward the light. I pray that we don't waste precious energy feeling ashamed of our mistakes, or embarrassed by our flaws. After years of teaching, I know only a few things for sure. One of them is this: We are chunks of dense matter that need to be cracked open. Our errors and failings are chinks in the heart's armor through which our true colors can shine.
What will matter is the good we did, not the good we expected others to do. - Elizabeth Lesser
What will matter is the good we did, not the good we expected others to do.
- Elizabeth Lesser
Every day we're given a choice: We can relax and float in the direction that the water flows, or we can swim hard against it. If we go with the river… - Elizabeth Lesser
Every day we're given a choice: We can relax and float in the direction that the water flows, or we can swim hard against it. If we go with the river…
Look for a way to lift someone up. If that's all you do, it's enough. - Elizabeth Lesser
Look for a way to lift someone up. If that's all you do, it's enough.
Grief is an expression that you loved well. - Elizabeth Lesser
Grief is an expression that you loved well.
When we descend all the way down to the bottom of loss, and dwell patiently, with an open heart, in the darkness and pain, we can bring back up with … - Elizabeth Lesser
When we descend all the way down to the bottom of loss, and dwell patiently, with an open heart, in the darkness and pain, we can bring back up with …
Things do fall apart. It is in their nature to do so. When we try to protect ourselves from the inevitability of change, we are not listening to the … - Elizabeth Lesser
Things do fall apart. It is in their nature to do so. When we try to protect ourselves from the inevitability of change, we are not listening to the …
Your path is your own, but you must walk side by side with others, with compassion and generosity as your beacons. If anything is required it is this… - Elizabeth Lesser
Your path is your own, but you must walk side by side with others, with compassion and generosity as your beacons. If anything is required it is this…
It's not always about survival, this life we are given; it's usually so much easier than that. It's about trusting the eternal life force that is flo… - Elizabeth Lesser
It's not always about survival, this life we are given; it's usually so much easier than that. It's about trusting the eternal life force that is flo…
Agree to these ground rules: Be curious, conversational and real. Don't persuade or interrupt. Listen, listen, listen. - Elizabeth Lesser
Agree to these ground rules: Be curious, conversational and real. Don't persuade or interrupt. Listen, listen, listen.
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