“ Our need to be greater than or less than has been a defense against toxic shame. A shameful act was committed upon us. The perpetrator walked away, leaving us with the shame. We absorbed the notion th… Maureen Brady
“ We are all lies waiting for the day when we will break free from our cocoon and become the beautiful truth we waited for. Shannon L. Alder
“ Serious spiritual practice is more than serene walks in the woods, lit candles and incense. You have to be committed. You have to be willing to enter into your own darkness and transcend it. Maria Erving
“ The awakening process is not about 'finding who you are' but more about finding out about the ego, about who you are not. Maria Erving
“ One of our greatest failures in our busy, driven culture is that we don't celebrate the temporary untying of a complex narrative...What is your style of celebrating an ending? Do you only throw large… Dan B. Allender
“ Healthy people understand that others have the capacity to choose to end relationships and it serves as motivation for them to learn to relate in healthy and loving ways. However, when we are driven b… Wendy J. Mahill
“ We have the choice of two identities: the external mask which seems to be real...and the hidden, inner person who seems to us to be nothing, but who can give himself eternally to the truth in whom he… Thomas Merton
