Spiritual Adventure

"I had been on an adventure, searching for a genuine and fearless kind of spirituality.   I didn't want to become anything other than my most vibrant, peaceful and grateful self.   I wanted to find a sacred path through the fullness of life in the real world - a daily discipline that reached into the heavens even as it dug deeply into my psyche, helping me to overcome resistance, falseness and mistrust."  Elizabeth Lesser

Love

"Love is like life itself; you can't restrain and control it too much without losing its vitality.  You have to trust it and enjoy the gift for the moment.   That doesn't mean your love won't last, but what use is a love that is long-lasting but bitter and forced."   Unknown

Death

"Life and death are two sides of the same coin.  Together-always together- life and death complement and complete each other.   If we play dumb about death, life loses it's vitality and meaning.  We may never fully understand death while we are alive, but that does not mean we should fear it, deny it, or merely tolerate it.  Death has so much to teach us - it is our greatest teacher."  Elizabeth Lesser

Object or Subject

"A woman who identifies with being the object of desire is not the source of her own inspiration; she does not feel as though her life belongs to her.   Her vitality and imagination, her efforts and plans, are directed toward the desires of others.   To be the object of desire means to have no core self, no clear autonomy and self-determination that are under your command.  Being the subject of your own desires does not preclude having an attractive appearance, or a pleasant manner.   But appearance, manner, niceness, self-sacrifice are never central motivators for the woman who is the subject.   She speaks confidently and clearly even in the face of challenge, conflict and her own anxiety.   Because she wants to be known for who she is, instead of how she appears, she is straight-forward and direct."   Polly Young-Eisendrath