It is hard to imagine a world without forgiveness. Without forgiveness life would be unbearable. Without forgiveness our lives are chained, forced to carry the sufferings of the past and repeat them with no release.

We don't know all the reasons that propel us on a spiritual journey, but somehow our life compels us to go.

Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.

It is hard to imagine a world without forgiveness. Without forgiveness life would be unbearable. Without forgiveness our lives are chained, forced to carry the sufferings of the past and repeat them with no release.

True love is not for the faint-hearted.

May I be given the appropriate difficulties so that my heart can truly open with compassion. Imagine asking for that.

Strength of the Heart comes from knowing that the pain that we each must bear is part of the greater pain shared by all that lives. It is not just 'our' pain, but 'the' pain and realizing this awakens our universal compassion