“When we talk about cultivating a nonjudgemental, agendaless space between, we might easily believe this means we are passively present. Quite the contrary. We are dynamically awake in the midst of the inner stillness and receptivity, attending to and following what is emerging in our people.”
Source: The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships
“Following is about linking with another and keeping that one in the center of flowing awareness, which is exactly what the right hemisphere has the potential to do beautifully. In fact, we may best begin by following our own internal movement as it arises in the presence of the other person.”
Source: The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships
“Anything we determine to do in advance has already separated us from being in this emerging moment with ourselves as well as the other person.”
Source: The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships
“Empathy, sympathy, love, and justice create a place only in such character, where humanity fragrances and tongue stays sober.”
“When no one stands up to protect you, you stop expecting them to, it takes a toll. I was loosing my grip on sanity [...] I didn't know where to turn or who to turn to.”
Source: Brave
“We often pity someone we ought to envy, or envy someone we ought to pity.”
“When you understand that there are people that can hear, feel, and interpret your thoughts, one becomes very aware of the mind chatter.”
“I can feel for anyone that is unjustly treated...and I can feel for those that injure them too.”
Source: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
“If you don’t teach that dog to sit, she’s going to die!” said the tall bearded man in blue jeans standing next to me. He pointed at the ground, bent down to get in Belvy’s face, and bellowed at her, “SIT!!” To my astonishment, Belvy sat. She didn’t just sit, she pounded her butt into the pavement, and looked up at the man wagging her tail.
The man was in my face now. “See? It’s not mean, it’s clear.” The light changed, and the man strode across the street, leaving me with words to live by.”
Source: Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
“I’ll always be yours. No distance or time apart will change that, Lily. You need to believe that.”
Source: Addicted to You