Conventional wisdom believes that “All good things must come to an end”, and yet the Soul knows that Love is truly a Good Thing, and that if Love ever comes to an end, then its relationship was never fully Good – then its “love” was never truly Love …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “All roads lead to Rome”, and yet the Soul knows that, in actuality, all Romes lead to roads — and that we cannot ever hope to arrive at our true Home within, until we have the courage to leave all our other “homes” behind …
Conventional wisdom believes that “All we need is love”, and yet the Soul knows that as long as we are needing – or even wanting — anything at all for ourselves, real Love remains beyond all hope of ever being truly Known …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “All is fair in love and war”, and yet the Soul knows that there is nothing fair about war at all, and that any Love that is real is completely unconcerned with fairness …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”, and yet the Soul knows that any good health that is not used to bring others Peace or Joy inevitably leads to all forms of dis-ease …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “All is well that ends well”, and yet the Soul knows that the only ending that ends well is the one that brings Wellness …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Attack is the best form of self-defense”, and yet the Soul knows that self-defense is actually the most efficient means of Self-destruction …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Beauty is only skin deep”, and yet the Soul knows that true Beauty is not found by the eyes that see the skin, but rather rests in the Love that lives behind those eyes, within the Heart …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Beggars can’t be choosers”, and yet the Soul knows that it is desiring that makes one poor; and that it is choosing that makes one a beggar. Just as ice storms can turn trees into glistening sculptures, so too can hard times make giants out of men (&/or women) …
Conventional wisdom tells us “Better late than never”, while the Soul reminds us that LOVE, when given selflessly, is never late … better
Conventional wisdom tells us “Better safe than sorry”, and yet the Soul reminds us that the only way to be truly Care-full is to refuse to be careful; that — at the very latest in the end — safe is always sorry …
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