I am so grateful for so many things. Tonight, I am grateful for the wise words of this poem, which remind me of the untold wonders of the world all around me, whether I pause to see them or not.
I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy
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What if I told you, Angela, that you couldn't have anymore of anything... No more friends, no more money, no more anything, until you first got happy with what you have
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Paul posted this on his blog today, so I just have to share. Keep in mind, we went to the ocean last week for four days to celebrate our anniversary. And I had no idea what was in store for me.
It costs so much to be a full human being that there are very few who have the enlightenment, or the courage to pay the price… One has to abandon altogether the search for security, and reach out to the risk of living with both arms. One has to embrace the world like a lover. One has to accept pain as a condition of existence. One has to count
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