Janet Spiegel

“Hey, I said, you can keep my things they've come to take me home”
― Peter Gabriel

“I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ..." - Maya Angelou”
― Maya Angelou

“Did Mom know? That I, too, needed her my entire life?”
― Kyung-Sook Shin, Please Look After Mom

“When your inner world is on fire and you are burning for resolution, it is tempting to conclude that something has gone wrong, that you have failed, that you are flawed, and that you are unworthy of love. The questions are surging, the longing is unbearable, and you are still aching to find some relief. You are exhausted, but this is no ordinary exhaustion. It is sacred. It is the end of one world and the beginning of another. Stay close. In these moments, which may always arise in the heart of an open, sensitive human being, slow way down. Touch the earth, look up into the sky, listen to the song of the unseen. Dare to consider that things are not always as they appear. Today may not be the day for answers, but to finally let your heart break open to the vastness of the question. You are not a project to be solved and you were never unhealed. With eyes wide open, see that you could never lose the way. The unfolding of the heart is the work of a lifetime and there is no urgency on the path of love.”
― Matt Licata