“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.”
—Karl A. Menniger
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Art of Listening
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Nourish and Flourish
We can be gardeners of the soul, soil.
“There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.”
—Warren G. Bennis
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Two Sides or One
“The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides of the same coin even, or even different parts of the same continuum, but rather, they are manifestations of the same thing. The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity.”
—Mae Jemison
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A Song
“All life has emptiness at its core; it is the quiet hollow reed through which the wind of God blows and makes the music that is our life. Without that emptiness, we are clogged and unable to give birth to music, love, or kindness. All creation springs from emptiness: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void…”
-WayneMuller, “Sabbath, Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives”, p.51
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Reflection Word: Knowledge
“O people of the Light, awaken to the knowledge that lives within you! Do you know your destiny- to be a light unto the worlds, a bearer of peace and harmony?”
—Psalm 107
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Vibrantly Alive
“Breathing in, I know that I am alive. Breathing out, I smile to that aliveness.”
—Thich Nhat Hanh
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On Creativity & Infinite Capacity
“I do believe it is possible to create, even without writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one’s inner life.”
— Etty Hillesum quoted in “Nine Muses” by Angeles Arrien
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