“If my heart could do my thinking
And my head begin to feel,
I would look upon the world anew
And know what’s truly real. ”
– Van Morrison (Singer & songwriter).
Death of a Relationship
“We may think that we want more than anything for a relationship to last, but the relationship itself usually signals its limitations, as the signs of old age signal death …
It takes courage to read the signals of fate asking for change, asking us to acquiesce to the bitter truths that are revealed slowly and painfully”.
– Thomas Moore, in Soul Mates.
Secrets of the Mouth vs. Secrets of the Heart
There are secrets of the mouth and secrets of the heart.
Most secrets are secrets of the mouth. Gossip shared and small scandals whispered.
These secrets long to be let loose upon the world.
A secret of the mouth is like a stone in your boot. At first you’re barely aware of it. Then it grows irritating, then intolerable.
Secrets of the mouth grow larger the longer you keep them, swelling until they press against your lips.
They fight to be let free.
Secrets of the heart are different.
They are private and painful, and we want nothing more than to hide them from the world.
They do not swell and press against the mouth.
They live in the heart, and the longer they are kept, the heavier they become.
It is better to have a mouthful of poison than a secret of the heart.
Any fool will spit out poison, but we hoard these painful treasures.
We swallow hard against them every day, forcing them deep inside us.
There they sit, growing heavier, festering. Given enough time, they cannot help but crush the heart that holds them.
– Patrick Rothfuss in Wise Man’s Fear
The Search for Our True Selves
“The search for the true self, or higher self, is at the core of all human motivation. Whether we know it or not, we are searching for this connection, and the drive is always present, even if subconscious.”
– David Cumes.
Einstein: Reality, Nature & Human Stupidity
There are a couple of great quotes from Einstein that I’ve come across over the years.
1) This one helps me explain to clients the concept of how we can change our EXTERNAL reality, by first changing our INTERNAL reality:
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”
2) On a personal level, I really like this one:
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
3) My personal favourite, however, and the one I find myself frequently telling my clients when we speak about the multiple manifestations of human folly is,
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”
– Albert Einstein
Listening to Life 