My father taught me with silence. . .to look into myself, to find my own strength,

to walk around inside myself in company with my soul. . . .

One learns of the pain of others by suffering one’s own pain … by turning inside oneself. . . .

It makes us aware of how frail and tiny we are

and of how much we must depend upon the Master of the Universe.

~Chaim Potok

this receptivity conveys all there is to sweeten the day….

inquiry for today~ may you sense and feel and watch and allow….

so much is revealed here

Ester asked why people are sad.

“That’s simple,” says the old man.

“They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan.

They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person.

They accumulate experiences, memories, things,

other people’s ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.” …

~Paulo Coelho