Bound by the Thinest Mercy
It is in this light that my victimhood begins to slough off like the skin of a snake. I see how I have been unable to forgive life for what it demands of us, for what it forces us to grow into and inside. I have been denying my place on the web and complaining about the order of things. I have wanted to remain small and weep under life's skirt, and
... See moreIt’s not as if falling in love with the Divine rescues us from the travails of the human condition. Our partners betray us sometimes, and our dead remain dead. It’s that keeping the heart open, even in hell, makes space for the Beloved. It is in the darkest nights of our souls, when all we know is that we know nothing, that the presence of the
... See moreMirabai Starr • Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics
Next, identify what healing means to you, what it feels like within you. I believe healing is the victory that actually moves us beyond oppression. And that healing isn’t a fixed state, but rather an embodied state that is cultivated with ongoing practice.