I was the designated grown up in a family that operated in different reality than the rest of the world.
A true spiritual teacher knows more than he or she necessarily verbalizes, using temperance and love to be guided to say what is appropriate.
The most important part of any relationship is allowing others to choose their own response to a situation, and of course this is the most difficult part.
I would like to comment on the God fiber within each living thing. This essence, this fiber of love and grace, runs in every vein, no matter how deeply buried. Each person has a God fiber, whatever their actions or hurt they have caused you or others.
Healing and positive life change comes from having the courage and spiritual conviction to look squarely at life's impermanence.
If you want to change an external part of your life, then you are first required to change the internal beliefs that hold these patterns in place. If you want others to respond to you or your work in different ways and with more appreciation, then examine your expectations for your work and your efforts. When you believe in yourself, chances are others will find your worth also.
No one spiritual path is better than another, although one may accept the universe's role in life more than another.
I had many books and I had dreams of all kinds. Dreams in which were in a certain sense, how to say, easy to make because the near future was always extremely threatening.
My father believed in me many times more than I believed in myself.
We should gain more by letting the world see what we are than by trying to seem what we are not.
The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity.