| To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk rejection. To place your dreams before a crowd is to risk ridicule. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to risk failure. “To truly live, risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.” The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing; is nothing. S/he may avoid suffering and sorrows, but s/he cannot learn, feel, change, grow, or love. Chained by his/her certitudes, s/he is a slave – s/he has forfeited her/his freedom. Only a person who takes risks is FREE "S/he who dares nothing need hope for nothing." The Dilemma ~Unknown |
Soundtrack: Impossible Dream
It is still up to you to choose
to join with truth or with illusion.
But remember that to choose one
is to let go of the other.
-A Course In Miracles
Expose yourself to your deepest fear;
After that, fear has no power,
And the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes.
You are free. -Jim Morrison
to join with truth or with illusion.
But remember that to choose one
is to let go of the other.
-A Course In Miracles
Expose yourself to your deepest fear;
After that, fear has no power,
And the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes.
You are free. -Jim Morrison
Dawn Cove Abbey - Chickadee - June '07
MorningStar for people
To submit comments, requests or materials,
contact me at outreach@dawncoveabbey.org
contact me at outreach@dawncoveabbey.org
For empowerment workshops, seminars and lectures, see: http://www.dawncoveabbey.org/healing-circle
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MorningStar Inspiration from Dawn Cove Abbey
Article, haiku, humour and poem contributions are welcomed, and gratefully received
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MorningStar Inspiration from Dawn Cove Abbey
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| When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." --Helen Keller |