From myself I am copper, through you, friend, I am gold. From myself I’m a stone, but through you, I am a gem!

May this marriage be full of laughter, our every day in paradise.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.

For only when faithfulness turns to betrayal And betrayal into trust Can any human being become part of the truth.

Is your face a beautiful blossom or a sweet torture? I have no complaints but my heart is tempted to let you hear of its sorrows.

Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow. Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart, far better things will take their place.

Listen my love, illumination is eternal. Now is always evolving. As there are billions of stars, there are billions of steps. As there are billions of souls, there are billions of ways to grow.