This is for you if you've had some feelings this week
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This is for you if you've had some feelings this week
“The Guest House,” by Jalaluddin Rumi
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be ... See more
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be ... See more
Superhuman
Britt Gage and added
The Guest House by Rumi
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you o... See more
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you o... See more
Jason Throckmorton added
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, Some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! … The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide
... See moreTara Brach • Radical Acceptance
ben schechter added
It’s helpful to remember that simple presence to these feelings— acknowledging them, not pushing them away—can help us move through them more easily. Acceptance is the key. This is the way things are at the moment.
Pamela Kristan • Awakening in Time
juarry added
house for a moment
Tara Brach • Radical Acceptance
“Hello, my fear. Hello, my anger. Hello, my sadness. I know you are there. I’m going to take good care of you.”
Thich Nhat Hanh • Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through The Storm
Your sorrow and anger will give you a lot of wisdom. Have the courage to look deeply, to accept these feelings and say, “Hello my pain, my sadness, I know you are there, I want to take care of you, I want to understand you, and I want to learn together with you.”