“The work I do to let go of my suffering diminishes the suffering of the whole universe. When I have room for my own pain, I have room for the pain of others. Only then can I be transformed into joy. As I heal, the Earth heals.” WholeEarthPainJoySufferingUniverseMy OwnRoomsHealingLetting GoHealTransformedDiminish Author:Christiane Northrup
“I tremble for our world, where, in the smallest ways, we find it impossible, as Marshall Hodgson enjoined, to find room for the other in our minds. If we cannot accommodate a viewpoint in a friend without resorting to unkindness, how can we hope to heal the terrible problems of our planet? I no longer think that any principle or opinion is worth anything if it makes you unkind or intolerant.” IfsThinkingWorldWayMindProblemRoomsOpinionPrinciplesImpossiblePlanetsTerribleHealOur WorldSmallestOur PlanetViewpointsAccommodateUnkindUnkindness Book:The Spiral Staircase Source: The Spiral Staircase
“We are capable of suffering with our world, and that is the true meaning of compassion. It enables us to recognize our profound interconnectedness with all beings. Don't ever apologize for crying for the trees burning in the Amazon or over the waters polluted from mines in the Rockies. Don't apologize for the sorrow, grief, and rage you feel. It is a measure of your humanity and your maturity. It is a measure of your open heart, and as your heart breaks open there will be room for the world to heal. That is what is happening as we see people honestly confronting the sorrows of our time.” PeopleWorldFeelsHeartSufferingHumanityWaterRoomsGriefCompassionBreakTreeCryMinesSorrowCapableHappeningsProfoundRageHonestlyHealBurningMaturityOur TimeOur WorldApologizingAmazonHeart BreakConfrontingOpen HeartInterconnectednessTrue Meaning Author:Joanna Macy
“A faerie heart is different from a human heart. Human hearts are elastic. They have room for all sorts of passions, and they can break and heal and love again and again. Faerie hearts are evolutionarily less sophisticated. They are small and hard, like tiny grains of sand. Our hearts are too small to love more than one person in a lifetime.” HumansHeartPersonsDifferentHardPassionRoomsBreakAnd LoveLifetimeTinyHealSandGrainAgain And AgainSophisticatedHuman HeartFaerieGrains Of SandLove Again Author:Tink