Lifted-by-light

I’ve found that growing up means being honest. About what I want. What I need. What I feel. Who I am.

“You’re the one who has to live with your choice,” she says. “Everyone else will get over it, move on, no matter what you decide. But you never will.”

Sometimes quiet people really do have a lot to say … They’re just being careful about who they open up to.

You cannot change what you refuse to confront.

“It cuts to reveal and to heal. It is exciting and painful. It bridges; it connects. It is violent but loving. It is death that leads to rebirth, and this new life rouses the appetite.”

“Understanding and Love are not two separate things, but only one. To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living beings with the eyes of compassion. When you understand, you cannot help but love. And when you love, you naturally act in a way that can relieve the suffering of people.”