There is a tendency in the West to absolutize our religion. Instead of viewing it as a road sign that points beyond itself, we consider it a stop sign. It becomes the destination, the end. When that happens it becomes confused with the Ultimate Reality that is always...
As you have often heard me say, if you do not transform your pain, you will most assuredly transmit it. Healthy religion on the practical level tells us what to do with our pain—because we will have pain. We can’t avoid it; it’s part of life. If we’re not...
When we think of loss we think of the loss, through death, of people we love. But loss is a far more encompassing theme in our life. For we lose not only through death, but also by leaving and being left, by changing and letting go and moving on. from Necessary...
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.
The truest, most beautiful life never promises to be an easy one. We need to let go of the lie that it’s supposed to be.
This life will go by fast. …So take this challenge that is life and do it now...love more, forgive more, embrace more, love more intensely and leave the rest in God's hands.