The Guest House – by Rumi

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
Some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
Who violently sweep your house
Empty of it furniture,
Still treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
For some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
Meet them at the door laughing,
And invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
Because each has been sent
As a guide from beyond.

 

Marcus Aurelius

“Not to assume it impossible because you find it hard.  But to recognize that if it’s humanly possible, you can do it too.”

 

Nietzsche

“He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how.”

 

Gandhi

“Your beliefs become your thoughts,

 your thoughts become your words,

 your words become your actions,

 your actions become your habits,

 your habits become your character,

 your character becomes  your destiny.”

 

Pema Chodron

“Only in an open, nonjudgmental space can we acknowledge what we are feeling.  Only in an open space where we’re not all caught up in our own version of reality can we see and hear and feel who others really are, which allows us to be with them and communicate with them properly.”

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