“...when we say we're looking for a spiritual adviser, we're really looking for someone to tell us what to do with our bodies. Decisions of the flesh. We forget to learn from pleasure as well as pain.” WellsBodyPainSpiritualDecisionForgetPleasureFleshAdviser Book:Fugitive Pieces Source: Fugitive Pieces
“The spirit in the body is like wine in a glass; when it spills, it seeps into air and earth and light….It’s a mistake to think it’s the small things we control and not the large, it’s the other way around! We can’t stop the small accident, the tiny detail that conspires into fate: the extra moment you run back for something forgotten, a moment that saves you from an accident – or causes one. But we can assert the largest order, the large human values daily, the only order large enough to see.” ThinkingWayHumansEnoughMomentsBodyLightRunningEarthSpiritValuesOrderCausesMistakeFateAirWineForgottenGlassesDetailsAccidentsTinyExtrasSmall ThingsSpillsHuman Values Author:Anne Michaels
“Long after you’ve forgotten someone’s voice, you can still remember the sound of their happiness or their sadness. You can feel it in your body.” FeelsLongStillsBodyRememberSoundVoiceSadnessForgottenYour Body Book:The Winter Vault Source: The Winter Vault