NUGGETS OF WISDOM - 993

 

• ·       “We have two alternatives: either we question our beliefs—or we don’t. Either we accept our fixed versions of reality—or we begin to challenge them. In Buddha’s opinion, to train in staying open and curious—to train in dissolving our assumptions and beliefs—is the best use of our human lives.” - Pema Chödrön

  ·       “Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.” - Pema Chödrön

  ·       “When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into its dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment.” - Pema Chödrön

  ·       “I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.” ~ Brené Brown

  ·       “Connection is why we’re here. It is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.” ~ Brené Brown

  ·       “Meaningful connection is when we bravely share our truth.” ~ Michelle Maros

  ·       “There are some souls you connect with so much, you can hear the song inside them, even when they’re sleeping. Some souls connect with you so deep, they bring out the songs inside you, you never knew you had. ~ SC Lourie

  ·       "It is the chiefest point of happiness that humankind is willing to be what it is." - Desiderius Erasmus

  ·       “At noon, August 21, 7 b.c., with the help and kind ministrations of women fellow travelers, Mary was delivered of a male child. Jesus of Nazareth was born into the world, was wrapped in the clothes which Mary had brought along for such a possible contingency, and laid in a near-by manger.”