"Anytime we can listen to true self and give it the care it requires, we do so not only for ourselves but for the many others whose lives we touch." ~Parker J. Palmer
"Don't let anyone or anything rob you of the beauty and meaning at the heart of life. It's your birthright gift." ~Parker J. Palmer
"Hospitality is always an act that benefits the host even more than the guest. The concept of hospitality arose in ancient times when the reciprocity was easier to see: in nomadic cultures, the food and shelter one gave to a stranger yesterday is the food and shelter one hopes to receive from a stranger tomorrow. By offering hospitality, one participates in the endless reweaving of a social fabric on which all can depend--thus the gift of sustenance for the guest becomes a gift of hope for the host." ~Parker J. Palmer from LLF
"Our lives are full of paradoxes—things that seem contradictory but actually complement each other."
~Parker J. Palmer
Solitude does not always mean living apart from others. It means never living apart from one's self."Sometimes we must swim upstream against cruelty, injustice and untruth." ~Parker J. Palmer
Community does not always mean living face-to-face with others. It means never losing the awareness that our lives are intertwined.
"The human soul doesn’t want to be advised or fixed or saved. It simply wants to be witnessed — to be seen, heard and companioned exactly as it is. When we make that kind of deep bow to the soul of a suffering person, our respect reinforces the soul’s healing resources, the only resources that can help the sufferer make it through." ~Parker Palmer
"This morning—as I awakened feeling a bit lost—it dawned on me that my life has been a series of visits to the Lost and Found Department! Time after time, I've felt lost, and time after time I've been found." ~Parker J. Palmer
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