452/499 … up through the Darkness (10/31/08)
“Days of death grant moments of rebirth.” ~ anonymous
453/499 … Friends in waiting (10/31/08)
“A wonderful fact to reflect upon: that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.” ~ Charles Dickens
454/499 … Freedom found (10/31/08)
Interestingly enough, the archetypal significance of a black horse is — “real Freedom comes in Grace-full Solitude”. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough … It turns denial into acceptance [and] confusion into clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger […]
455/499 … Love is the lone Clarity (10/31/08)
… and the green eyes archetypally represent: “able to See true Love clearly”. “Only a child sees things with perfect clarity, because it hasn’t developed all those filters which prevent us from seeing things that we don’t expect to see.” ~ Douglas Adams
456/499 … Still within (10/31/08)
“Our silence is not pure unless we can remain quietly still within a horde of revelry.” ~ anonymous
457/499 … the Calm in the Storm (10/31/08)
“Our calm is not pure unless we can be at peace during times painful.” ~ anonymous
458/499 … Know no exceptions (10/31/08)
“Our Love is not pure unless we are Kind to our enemies.” ~ anonymous
459/499 … many Ways within The Way (10/31/08)
“Make space for others & their choices … Allow them to blossom into their True Selves.” ~ anonymous
460/499 … Kindness always knows The Way (10/31/08)
“Keep choosing the highest, most loving response to every situation.” ~ Robin Sharma
461/499 … honor the dead; remember to Live (10/31/08)
“The external body is cleansed in the shower, but it is polished with physical labor. The internal body is cleansed via fasting, but it is polished with good nutrition. The Soul is cleansed by repentance, but it is polished with selfless acts of Love.” ~ anonymous
462/499 … Compassion is a verb (10/31/08)
We head into Corcubion and another hotel, where Maria del Mar treats us like royalty. “A human being … experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness … Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of […]
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