wow, Reeg, thank you SO MUCH for sharing that. It really speaks to me and what I'm going through right now, and sounds so much like my visualization of welcoming my emotions, it's almost eerie. Thank you.
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Originally Posted by REEG
Zoo- Thanks for sharing that image! It reminded me of this poem, one I needed to read again. I think I will copy it in my journal:
The Guest House -
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're a crowd of sorrows,
who 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 shame, 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.
From Essential Rumi
by Coleman Barks
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She left pieces of her life behind her everywhere she went.
"It's easier to feel the sunlight without them," she said.
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