“The pain of sexual frustration, of repressed tenderness, of denied curiosity, of isolation in the ego, of greed, suppressed rebellion, of hatred poisoning all love and generosity, permeates our sexuality. What we love we destroy.” PainEgoHatredCuriosityGreedSexualityGenerosityIsolationFrustrationRebellionDeniedTendernessPoisoningRepressed Book:The Madwoman's Underclothes: Essays and Occasional Writings Source: The Madwoman's Underclothes: Essays and Occasional Writings
“Choosing joy involves spiritual surrender, and sometimes we would rather hold on to the pain than surrender our egos.” SometimesPainSpiritualJoyEgoSurrender Author:Marianne Williamson
“Yes, whatever happened, happened; but what happens now is up to you. You can respond from ego, ensuring pain, or you can respond from spirit, ensuring a miracle.” HappensPainSpiritHappenedEgoMiracleUp To You Author:Marianne Williamson
“When the pain that the little me creates for itself becomes intense enough, the ego will self-destruct. It has a self-destruct mechanism built in, fortunately, so eventually every ego dies.” LittlesSelfEnoughPainDiesEgoBuiltIntenseMechanismSelf Destruct Author:Eckhart Tolle
“Showing young children in these communities, that there are outlets for their feelings, that there is room in a space for their stories to be told, and that they will be applauded - and it's not about ego, it's about connection: that their pain is everybody else's pain.” ChildrenStoriesFeelingsPainYoungCommunitySpaceRoomsEgoConnectionsOutletsYoung Children Author:Tom Hiddleston