Kindness, by Naomi Shihab Nye

Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you counted and carefully saved, all this must go so you know how desolate the landscape can be between the regions of kindness. How … Continue reading Kindness, by Naomi Shihab Nye

Not Here by RUMI

There’s courage involved if you want to become truth.  There is a broken- open place in a lover.  Where are those qualities of bravery and sharp compassion in this group?  What’s the use of old and frozen thought?  I want a howling hurt.  This is not a treasury where gold is stored; this is for … Continue reading Not Here by RUMI