What do you think of this poem excerpt? To me, so much wisdom for living a spiritual life!
Gratitude List
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Thank you for insulting me.
You helped me see how much I was worth.
Thank you for overlooking my humanity.
In that moment I gained power.
To be forgotten by the wider world
and the righteous religious
and the weaponized soldiers
is not the worst thing.
It gives you time to discover yourself.
-Namoi Shahib Nye
Reminds me of some of the Buddhist sayings at Land of the Medicine Buddha.
Oh yes! From Buddhist teachings, on that path they have in the retreat center in Soquel. Good observation.
Oh Wow….I was just trying…probably badly…to explain to someone yesterday, how empowering it was for a clique of people at one of my jobs to call me a “dumb blonde”. At that moment, I became my own most powerful ally. Thank you so much for posting this!
I love this! Thank you Barbara.