March 16, 2012

It is only when you have mastered the art of loving yourself that you can truly love others.  It's only when you have opened your own heart that you can touch the heart of others.  When you feel centered and alive, you are in a much better position to be a better person. ~ Robin Sharma (from "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Remarkable Story About Living Your Dreams.")

March 28, 2011

I pulled an arm away because I didn't want to hear this.  I actually needed to feel I was alone.  Why did I need the grief of others?  Wasn't mine enough?  Why did I need to feel that this abandonment was plural, when it was heavy enough singular?  The best way ahead that I could see was to drag this thing off and digest it on my own, like a python with an outsized kill. ~ Sebastian Faulks (from "Engleby")