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More Quotes to Inspire The first three are from the book called The Invitation, which was inspired by the poem of the same name by Oriah Mountaindreamer. The poem was written at a workshop, and the exercise was to write a poem using this beginning: "It doesn't interest me... I want to know...". "It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you, from the inside when all else falls away." "I am a good student. I am a tired woman." "Why is it often hard for us to choose joy, even in moments when there are no painful circumstances in our lives?" ***** This next batch is from Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch. I don't know how to describe this book. It's not a light, easy read. The main message is that you create your reality with your thoughts. "Thought is creative." "If I do not go within, I go without." "What you resist persists. What you look at disappears." "Only to the soul is death a relief - a release." ***** A Cherokee Feast of Days by Joyce Sequichie Hifler provides the last group of quotes. This is a book of daily meditations. At the bottom of each one is a quote from a Native American. These are a little of each. "As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized." Ohiyesa "Alter your vision and it will alter life." "Whatever the gains, whatever the losses, they are yours." Five Wounds ***** A few years ago, here in the high desert, we had a mermaid store. La Sirena occupied one room tucked away under an old cottonwood tree, and inside you felt like you were under water! The transformation was amazing! In there I found a wonderful little book called More Than a Tea Party by Jane Evershed. Full of artwork, poetry, observations and inspirations, this little book is very empowering for women. Here's a taste of it. "Women in the Woods - We shall dance forever/ In the forests of our dreams/ Till the sweet breath of life enables us to thrive/ In the labyrinth of true justice." "Truth Visiting - Be prepared/ To risk everything you hold precious for the truth inside you./ Truth is empowering/ And to speak the truth is to overcome the fear of death/ and on the other side of hell lies paradise." "You are not Alone - I see you/ writing your truths/ I see you tear them up later/ when all seems bearable again,/ but those pages/ are your large white tickets to freedom/ and your reality is your strength/ In a world where ethics means tricks." "Let me fly free/ Away, Away/ ...from the shackles of domesticity." ***** From another book for women... The Tao of Women, by Pamela K. Metz and Jaccqueline L. Tobin. This book has a fascinating story behind it: "In 1950, a secret language was discovered near Hunan Province, China. It was not until 1982 that anyone collected and translated this secret 'women's script'. Known as Nu Shu, this ancient language was developed and used by women to communicate with each other when their society would not allow them to learn to read and write." This book is the original 81 illustrations and translations. "9) Fullness - The full cup can receive no more. The empty cup waits to be filled. The wise woman's cup is always half full, ready to receive and ready to give." "14) Wisdom - If you seek wisdom, dare to cross boundaries and step out of line. Sit beside the women and men doing the work by hand. Participate in life. Listen to the teachers and speak with other students. Close the books. Knowledge is not wisdom." "46) Fear - Facing the unknown, the wise woman becomes cautious. Fear does not stop her from venturing forth. Using the energy created by fear, she transforms her visions to safety. She brings her children with her. Creating safety, there is nothing left to fear. Men and women live in harmony." "61) Receptive - Streams and rivers are welcomed into the ocean. Accepting everyone, no one is left out. when one knows she is a part of something larger than herself, she can relax. The river floods when its banks are full. Respect your limits; just do what you can do." ***** Ahhhh... the Dalai Lama. This book is called The Art of Happiness, A Handbook for Living. It was compiled by Howard C. Cutler, M.D. after many conversations and meetings with the Dalai Lama. The format is conversational, making it an easy as well as inspiring read. "...compassion is the essence of a spiritual life." "...the enemy is the necessary condition for practicing patience." Everybody has the right to be a happy person. And everyone has the right to overcome suffering." "...Buddhism accepts that the mental and emotional afflictions ultimately can be eliminated through deliberately cultivating antidotal forces like love, compassion, tolerance, and forgiveness, and through various practices such as meditation."
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