They forget that some of us were born for this time.
That some of us have been preparing for lifetimes…
— > We didn’t come here for it to be easy.
— > We didn’t come here to be comfortable.
— > We didn’t come here to build our ego…
Marina Abramović, Rhythm 0 (1974)
In 1974, Marina Abramovic did a performance where she told visitors that she would not move for six hours, no matter what they did to her. She placed 72 objects on a table at her side that could be used to please or destroy, including…
“Buddha is said to have said, ‘my teachings are a raft, meant to help you cross over the river. Once you reach the other shore, set the raft down and go on with your life.”
— Michael Meade
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“The Nazis occupied Hungary: his mother took him to the doctor…
Hold On To Joy
We may witness the total change or not, the transition may last a week or 300 years but is unstoppable.
Whatever happens during the transition, remember that you offered to be here and now, you are the drivers of change, whatever happens, whatever you see, you…
Introverts Are Strange
But in a good way
Because so many people know me as a public person, they’re always shocked to hear that I’m actually an extreme introvert. But then I always remind them that only an extreme introvert could live by themselves in the middle of nowhere in…
Finding meaningful work
“Here is the great temptation of the modern age, this universal infection of fanaticism, this plague of intolerance, prejudice and hate which flows from the crippled nature of man who is afraid of love and does not dare to be a person.
— Thomas Merton
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We…
The soul’s journey.
“…. we are always connected to our ancestors; our bodies hold the memories of those who came before us, whether it is the features we inherit or a disposition that is etched into our soul.”
— Alyson Richman
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“No one can build you the bridge on…
”We’re still the People, but they never call us that. They taught us to call ourselves Indians. Now they’re teaching us how to call ourselves Native Americans. It’s not who we are. We’re the People.
They can’t see us as human beings. But they can’t see themselves as human beings.
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“The alarming fact is that any realization of depth carries a terrible burden: Those who are allowed to see are simultaneously saddled with the obligation to communicate that vision in no uncertain terms: that is the bargain. You were allowed to see the truth under the agreement that you would…
Yes, that one.
“Under the banner of practicality, most of life becomes arranged to obscure and distract us from what called us to come to life in the first place. …
