Quotes About Openness

BEING WITH the way things are calls for an expansion of ourselves. We start from what is, not from what should be; we encompass contradictions, painful feelings, fears, and imaginings, and—without fleeing, blaming, or attempting correction—we learn to soar, like the far-seeing hawk, over the whole landscape. The practice of being with the way things are allows us to alight in a place of openness, where "the truth" readies us for the next step, and the sky opens up.

Rule Number 6 is 'Don't take yourself so g—damn seriously.'" "Ah," says his visitor, "that is a fine rule." After a moment of pondering, he inquires, "And what, may I ask, are the other rules?" "There aren't any.

On the whole, resources are likely to come to you in greater abundance when you are generous and inclusive and engage people in your passion for life.

We keep looking so hard in life for the "specific message," and yet we are blinded to the fact that the message is all around us, and within us all the time. We just have to stop demanding that it be on OUR terms or conditions, and instead open ourselves to the possibility that what we seek may be in front of us all the time.

Presence without resistance: you are now free to turn to the question, "What do we want to do from here?" Then all sorts of pathways begin to appear:

WHEN ONE PERSON peels away layers of opinion, entitlement, pride, and inflated self-description, others instantly feel the connection.

Irene nodded. She couldn't say it but she knew she was destroying a world. A little culture. It was the known and safe way of behaving in the family. All the rituals, wrong or sick, it didn't matter, good or bad, would be useless. All the strategies. They knew the familiar treacheries, but now they would be open to new dangers.

So you see, once a person drops the scales of prejudiced certainty and doubts appear, there is no telling how far a heart can open.

The world of grass was never meant to be shortened to a carpet so that the outdoors is like one big wall-to-wall room.

We'll get to the truth quicker if we don't worry about logic.

The door is open. Go. While in prison, I received a dictionary.

She never minded admitting she didn't know something. So what, she thought; I could always learn.

Harriet never minded admitting when she didn't know something. 'So what,' she thought, 'I can always learn.

When we expand our thinking and beliefs our love flows freely. When we contract we shut ourselves off. Can you remember the last time when you were in love? Your heart went ahhh!! It was such a wonderful feeling. It is the same with loving yourself except that you will never leave once you have your love for yourself.Its with you for the rest of your life, so you want to make it the best relationship that you can have.

La jeunesse vraie, la seule, c'est d'aimer tout le monde sans distinction, cela seulement est vrai, cela seulement est jeune et nouveau.

Be ready for the gift you least expect. Every day. It's the only way to live….

Rigidity of thought is a trap too many of us fall into. . . .

The painter must give a completely free rein to any feeling or sensations he may have and reject nothing to which he is naturally drawn.

else would I be hiding

A vida pode ser ampla ou pequena, de acordo com o que colocamos nela, e não com o que obtemos. A vida é rica e plena aqui... E em qualquer outro lugar... Se soubermos abrir nosso coração para sua riqueza e plenitude. - Sra. Allan

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The ability to choose weakness over power is a capacity for sacrifice, and that sacrifice is love in action. To be weak is to be open to another, to enter relationship. Sacrifice is accepting the weakness of loss, even the loss of life, for the good of others. It is the fountain of love.

The healing of the spirit has not been completed until openness to challenge becomes a way of life.

They are not burdened by any need to hide. They do not have to slink around in the shadows. They do not have to construct new lies to hide old ones. They need waste no effort covering tracks or maintaining disguises. And ultimately they find that the energy required for the self-discipline of honesty is far less than the energy required for secretiveness. The more honest one is, the easier it is to continue being honest, just as the more lies one has told, the more necessary it is to lie again.