“It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.” IfsKnowsWantDreamInterestAliveRiskAdventureFoolYour DreamsOld You Author:Oriah Dreamer
“... It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself, and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.” IfsKnowsWantMomentsFallInterestCompanyEmptyCompany You Keep Author:Oriah Dreamer
“I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself. If you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul. .I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, . and still stand at the edge of the lake and shout . . . "Yes." .I want to know if you can get up . weary and bruised to the bone and do what needs to be done. .I want to know what sustains you . when all else falls away.” IfsKnowsWantNeedsStillsSoulDoneFallMinesBearsEdgesBetrayalBonesBeing TrueGet UpLakesBetrayWearyDisappointBe True To YourselfTrue To YourselfAccusationBruised Author:Oriah Dreamer
“I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day, and if you can source your own life from its presence.” IfsKnowsWantSourceNot Pretty Author:Oriah Dreamer
“I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life’s betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain!” IfsKnowsWantHas BeensPainSorrowBetrayalGrievingTouched Author:Oriah Dreamer
“What if the question is not why I am so infrequently the person I really want to be, but why do I so infrequently want to be the person I really am?” IfsWantPersonsAuthenticityWhat If Author:Oriah Dreamer
“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living, I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.” IfsKnowsWantLifeHeartDreamInterestInspirational LifeLongingMeetingsDareAcheDare To DreamLive With Purpose Author:Oriah Dreamer
“I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, “Yes!”” IfsKnowsWantStillsStrongMinesMoonEdgesLakesSilverStay StrongFull Moon Author:Oriah Dreamer
“It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know whether you can get up after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children.” KnowsWantNeedsChildrenDoneNightInterestGriefDespairBonesGet UpWearyBruisedWhere You Live Author:Oriah Dreamer
“Tell me, can you see beauty? Can you let it renew your commitment to life, every day? I don't want to wait for death to be near to receive the beauty in my life. I want to be awed every day by the truth-pretty or painful-and let it open me to the beauty that surrounds me and draws me deeper and deeper into my own life.” WantWaitingMy OwnBeautyDrawsCommitmentPainfulDeeperSurroundMy Own LifeBeauty Of Life Author:Oriah Dreamer
