“I have been bent and broken, but, I hope into a better shape.”
From Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
Bent and broken
If we never meet again – Tony Bennett and k.d. lang
If we never meet again
I’ll have a rose to remember
The snows of December
Will bring you back to me
If we never meet again
I’ll fall asleep in the flowers
Dream of the hours
We spent in ecstasy
The leaves in the fall
Will wreak of the beauty
I found in your eyes
The birds in the spring
When they sing
Will tell me that love never dies
If we never meet again
As sure as heaven above you
Forever I’ll love you
If we never meet again
The leaves in the fall
Will wreak of the beauty
I found in your eyes
The birds in the spring
When they sing
Will tell me that love never dies
If we never meet again
As sure as heaven above you
Forever I’ll love you
If we never meet again
If we never meet again by Tony Bennett and k.d. lang
Those who wander
Staring at the sun
I just knew:
The sound of soul breathes with you.
Not all who wander are lost.
Lines
The lines have fallen to me
In pleasant places.
From Psalm 16: 6-8 (NKJV)
Tacere – keeping quiet
Il dono più grande del maestro non è il dono del sapere ma quello di saper “tacere l’amore.” Questo dono è il più prezioso perché non vincola l’allievo ad alcuna obbedienza, ma lo lascia sempre libero di andarsene, di separarsi dal maestro.
Da L’ora di Lezione di Massimo Recalcati
Translation:
The greatest gift of the teacher is not the gift of knowledge but rather that of knowing how to keep their love quiet. This is the most precious gift because it doesn’t not bind the student to any form of obedience but rather it lets them free to leave, to separate themselves from the teacher.”
Healing
Healing, he told us, depends on experiential knowledge: you can be fully in charge of your life only if you can acknowledge the reality of your body, in all its visceral dimensions.
– From The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
Setting things right
“The lack of anonymity had been claustrophobic when she was younger. Now it felt soothing, reassuring. Now she needed it. Wondrous, how so small a thing as a neighbor at the post office could set things right again when they felt off.”
By N.D. Galland, On the same page
Engage
“Engage with things that someone put a lot of work into.”
by Melissa Kirsch, New York Times
Work with what is
“Observance of the soul can be deceptively simple. You take back what has been disowned. You work with what is, rather than with what you wish were there.”
Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul
A palpable soul
“A house may have a palpable soul if it is beautiful in some ways, has a personality and presence, has a visible history, shows interest beyond functionality, and has a degree of complexity. You can love such a house and miss it when you’re away or if it’s torn. This kind of love is a sign that soul is present.”
By Thomas Moore Care of the Soul
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