“But the beauty is in the walking -- we are betrayed by destinations.”

― Gwyn Thomas

Spiritual Partners

The new female and the new male are partners on a journey of spiritual partners on a journey of spiritual growth. They want to make the journey. Their love and trust keep them together. Their intuition guides them. They consult with each other. They are friends. They laugh a lot. They are equals. That is what a spiritual partnership is: a partnership between equals for the purpose of spiritual growth.
~Gary Zukav

Soulmates

Our soul…tries to direct us to individuals who share our purpose in life, complement our strengths, and supplement our weaknesses. But there is no guarantee that these ideal mates are going to look the way we expect, or be of our own background.
~Carolyn Miller

Meaning

"Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning."
- Joseph Campbell

Listening

"When you sit down to listen, you say, 'I listen like this with one purpose: to allow him or her to speak out and to suffer less." -Thich Nhat Hanh

Desires

"I arise in the morning, torn between a desire to save the world, and a desire to savor the world.  That makes it hard to plan the day."  E.B White

Paradox

"One of the great paradoxes of being is that each of us is born complete and yet we need contact with life in order to be whole. This, then, is the purpose of the stranger: to enliven what is dormant within us."  Mark Nepo

Meaning

"The ability to seek and find meaning in life is based more than anything on the capacity to hold paradox and maintain unblushing cognitive dissonance.   The objective world and the subjective world lie one atop the other.   So truth may be lass a matter of either/or than both/and."  Rachel Naomi Remen

Purpose

"The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things."   Rilke

Death and Rebirth

"Everything is dying and being reborn as something else, over and over, everyday, everywhere, in all kingdoms, species, elements and forms.  Nothing is wasted, everything has its purpose, all things are connected and are therefore eternal.   When we understand this, we can let go of our crippling compulsion to hang on tight to who we think we are and to what we think we need in order to survive.   We can enjoy what is given with gusto, grieve what is lost with passion, and dwell with humor and faith in the vast, infinite mystery."  Elizabeth Lesser

The Masculine

"Because the masculine is oriented toward freedom of consciousness (rather than flow of love), it chooses purpose over relationship.   The masculine seeks freedom through accomplishing a mission.   Ultimately, this is the blissful freedom of open consciousness.   If you are a man with a masculine essence, then freedom - expressed through your devotion to your purpose - is your ultimate concern.   Your intimate relationship comes second.   Your woman may be the most important person in your life.  You may truly love her.  But if you deny your deepest purpose to spend time with her, your resentment will grow, despite your love."  David Deida

Miracle Worker

"Behave in ways consistent with love and harmony and do not be attached in any way to the fruits of your labor.   If you can attain this state of grace your life will become miraculously peaceful.  Live your life entirely on purpose and renounce any and all credit that may come your way from your actions.   This is the way of the miracle worker."   Bhagavad Gita

Purpose

"There is an enormous irony that comes with reaching purpose in your life.   The things that you previously believed to be so significant lose their allure.   You no longer care about what is coming your way, yet lo and behold you find that those very things arrive in your life in larger and larger amounts...Giving becomes more important than getting.   You no longer want the burdens of collecting, catagorizing, insuring and worrying about possessions."   Wayne Dyer

Purpose

"When you go beyond outcome in life you find yourself unconcerned about what is in it for you.   Thoughts, feelings and behaviors focus more and more on the fulfillment of your purpose.   You go beyond success, achievement and performance as indications of your life's mission.  Instead every moment is lived fully and lovingly.   Material possessions cease to dominate your thoughts, which is not to say they disappear.   They simply cease to be the focus of life.   Instead your purpose takes hold and you gain a sense of joy and inner harmony knowing that you are divinely fulfilling your reason for being here."   Wayne Dyer