“Everyone casts a shadow. Everyone has a relationship with the fearful unknown.” ShadowCastsFearful Author:David Whyte
“The fear of loss, in one form or another, is the motivator behind all conscious and unconscious dishonesties.” FormLossBehindsConsciousUnconsciousDishonestyConscious And Unconscious Author:David Whyte
“I'm quite obsessed with the idea of nailing the girl friendship. It's such an art, so delicate.” ArtIdeasGirlObsessedDelicate Author:Alanis Morissette
“What makes me feel alive is community, connectedness. Certainly family, parenting, relationships, friendship. All the way into colleague relationships and relationship with spirit, relationship with one's own self and inner child, and animals, earth, planet. Fostering and nurturing and really focusing on connection - connection in relationship with other and my own self and God. When I don't feel connected in all those three areas, life is not very good.” WayFeelsChildrenSelfEarthLife IsSpiritThreeCommunityMy OwnAnimalAlivePlanetsAreasConnectionsVery GoodConnectedColleaguesNurturingConnectednessInner ChildRelationships With OthersFostering Author:Alanis Morissette
“I can be in the worst PMS, Mercury in retrograde, most awful circumstance - and then if my girlfriends and I are giggling about it, everything's okay.” IfsI CanWorstCircumstancesOkayAwfulGirlfriendMy GirlfriendMercuryPmsRetrograde Author:Alanis Morissette
“I think when someone blindly projects and it's showing up in the form of envy or hate - and I actually think they're synonymous - that's when I feel the most afraid and disconnected and vulnerable. Like whenever I don't feel safe in my own hands, in terms of my not being tender or merciful with myself, or when we're treating each other that way.” ThinkingWayFeelsHandsFormHateTermMy OwnSafeProjectsEnvyVulnerableMercifulShowing UpDisconnected Author:Alanis Morissette
“When we [people] are operating from the belief that we're not connected, it feels so dangerous and scary and vulnerable and awful.” PeopleFeelsBeliefDangerousScaryConnectedVulnerableAwful Author:Alanis Morissette
“Shyness means you are in the hallway of a greater presence. You just don't know how to take the conversation another step. It's a lovely indication.” KnowsMeanStepsKnow HowGreaterConversationLovelyIndicationShynessHallways Author:David Whyte
“When I'm really, really angry, if I'm privileged enough to be next to someone who can hold my anger, I'll definitely take them up on holding the bucket.” IfsEnoughNextAngryPrivilegedBuckets Author:Alanis Morissette
“You'll always love the person, if you're sensible. But you get a lot of people, especially in divorces and separations, doing a lot of damage to themselves, because they can't figure out that they actually still love this person, but not in their original way.” PeopleIfsWayPersonsStillsFiguresOriginalsDivorceSeparationDamageSensible Author:David Whyte