When we come close to those things that break us down, we touch those things that also break us open. And in that breaking open, we uncover our true nature.

Because we do not rest, we lose our way.

Our lives are made of these moments. Simple words and actions, taken together, weave a single day, and our days become our life. Every gesture is a seed, and the seed determines the harvest.

Like a path through the forest, Sabbath creates a marker for ourselves so, if we are lost, we can find our way back to our center.

We are called to be strong companions and clear mirrors to one another, to seek those who reflect with compassion and a keen eye how we are doing, whether we seem centered or off course ... we need the nourishing company of others to create the circle needed for growth, freedom and healing.

What we love and what captures our curiosity draws us forward into some place of great destiny.

A kind life...is fundamentally a life of courage.