Silence is a learned practice that requires far more than just not talking. Not talking is not silence; it's just not talking.
Caroline MyssI don't think most people know how to meditate - they fall asleep and they call it meditation.
Caroline MyssHealing is a different type of pain. Itโs the pain of becoming aware of the power of oneโs strength and weakness, of oneโs capacity to love or do damage to oneself and to others, and of how the most challenging person to control in life is ultimately yourself.
Caroline MyssGrant me the grace to dissolve my negative thoughts about myself today. I breathe the grace of kindness into my heart. And may the grace of healing flow abundantly to every one in need of help.
Caroline MyssMy prayer today is to not be negative about anything for one day. It is so easy to be disappointed, critical, cynical. Nothing is easier than to be a negative person. It takes effort to be hopeful and positive. People will say that you have to have a reason to be positive - what reason do the poor or lonely have to be positive? If we all waited for perfect conditions in our life before we felt hopeful, we would have very few days in life to celebrate. Perfection is rare. Hope means no matter how bleak, all things can and do change in the blink of an eye.
Caroline Myss