Language and Silence
a practice of deep listening skills, somatic sensitivity to language, and greater simultaneous awareness of both content and form of extemporaneous speech
Language and Silence
All we have to believe with is our senses: the tools we use to perceive the world, our sight, our touch, our memory. If they lie to us, then nothing can be trusted. And even if we do not believe, then still we cannot travel in any other way than the road our senses show us; and we must walk that road to the end.
Neil Gaiman • American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition: A Novel
There’s a common illusion that spiritually evolved, loving people never have any negativity, as though they are already angelic. They get annoyed that they still have negative feelings, and then it’s compounded by their guilt and self-frustration. They have to realize that feelings are transitory, whereas their intention to evolve remains constant.
... See moreDavid R. Hawkins • Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender
The scouts smoked, meaning that they would tell the truth.
John G. Neihardt • Black Elk Speaks
Leadership is not about forcing your will on others. It’s about mastering the art of letting go.
Phil Jackson • Eleven Rings
the art feels alive to the extent that the artist felt alive
hinterlander • Tweet
When there’s no place for the scalpel, words are the surgeon’s only tool.