“One interesting trend in the past 20 years is that more people (are) reporting their spouse is their best friend, but the total number of friends people have has been declining. So we’ve become dependent on love to meet more of our personal needs. That diminishes our larger social ties, and it also puts a lot of burdens on the love relationship ( Read more... )

i remember the importance of gentleness.

1. presume their availability and access
2. stripping away of their individual qualities so that they become undifferentiated from each other
3. presume that they can be observed, evaluated and used for our own purpose
4. claim that these sexed bodies sexually desire being violated

Dance, when you're broken up.
Dance, if you've torn the bandage off.
Dance in the middle of the fighting.
Dance in your blood.
Dance, when you're perfectly free
- Rumi

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If our religious insitutions are again to position themselves where they make a significant contribution to human affairs and insight, our institutional leaders need to fundamentally rethink their role. Instead of envisaging themselves as the originators of dogma that provide certitude to the insecure sectors of their flocks, they need to start ( Read more... )

a soul knocks at the door of Paradise.

"Who are you?"

"It's me."

"Go away", answers God, "there is no room here for you and me."

A thousand years later, the same soul implores admittance once more at the door of Paradise and again God inquires, "Who are you?"

"It's you", answers the soul.

"Come in", says God.

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