first posted in facebook may 15, 2020

hulda guzmán -- "the most who die, the more we live" (2015)

"the shadow is made up of the thoughts, emotions and impulses that we find too painful, embarrassing or distasteful to accept, so instead of dealing with them, we repress them [...] the more we try to repress those society-determined undesirable qualities, the more they find interesting and often mischievous ways to express themselves" ... hulda guzmán

"thoughts are the shadows of our feelings ... always darker, emptier and simpler" ... friedrich nietzsche

"the shadow contains not only destructive aspects of the personality, but also powerful and potent creative abilities, ... the part that we are ashamed of actually comes bearing gifts" ... hulda guzmán

"this being human is a guest house, every morning a new arrival, a joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. welcome and entertain them all, even if they are a crowd of sorrows that violently sweep your house empty of its furniture. still treat each guest honorably. he may be clearing you out for some new delight. the dark thought, the shade, the malice, meet them at the door laughing and invite them in. be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond" ... rumi