Yesterday I left you with the thought that a supple heart gives us the ability to continue after heartbreak or sorrow. But how do we make our heart more supple. It just so happened that this morning was my session with my Yoga Master where she took my old, stiff, and sore body through a…
Tag: Parker Palmer
Place These Words Upon Your Hearts
A disciple asks the rebbe: “Why does Torah tell us to place these words upon your hearts? Why does it not tell us to place these holy words in our hearts?” The rebbe answers: “It is because as we are our hearts are closed, and we cannot place the words in our hearts. So we place them…
Solitude Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Living Apart From Others
Solitude does not mean living apart from others; it means never living apart from one’s self. It is not about the absence of other people–it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others. — Parker Palmer, A Hidden Wholeness. I slept in this morning and am already running behind, too much…
A Place Where It Is Safe To Stand
All the time we hear about “vast right wing conspiracies” or “left leaning cabals” out to get someone. Parker Palmer tells us that sometimes when we are looking for someone to blame or we are depressed when things aren’t going our way, perhaps we should consider imagining that the force that is holding us down…
The Value of the Work Itself
Do not depend on the hope of results … You may have to face the fact that your work will be apparently worthless and even achieve no result at all, if not perhaps results opposite to what you expect. As you get used to the idea, you start more and more to concentrate not on…