If you truly love someone, have the faith to ‘let them go.’ Encourage them to be the fullest measure of themselves, and you will be overwhelmed by the love that your spouse returns to you.
It is only through seeking that we find what we are looking for.
The only way to fight the darkness around us is to light a fire within us.
The pumpkin itself is a symbol for mortality. Like mortals, the pumpkin seed is planted in the darkness of the earth, where it is left to search for the light. When the plant finally sprouts, it travels along the ground, as if in search of its place in the world. Then, once the pumpkin has found its place, it blossoms into a fruit that towers above all others. And when the pumpkin is ripe, it’s a veritable life-giving force.
Thus bound together, they sheltered the child from the cold, dark night, enveloping him in warmth.
Each of us is like seed, planted by the Good Gardener so we might grow into something majestic.
This plant represents what’s happening inside of you. The world, like the soil, is cold and dark – layered with a history of destruction and death. You were planted in this world to rise above it. Do you not see? The very existence of this darkness gives you the opportunity to become a light to the world.
Don’t be afraid to be the person who loves the most.
We simply can’t abandon ship every time we encounter a storm in our marriage. Real love is about weathering the storms of life together.
Myths are different than fairy tales or legends. Legends are stories based in history and are more or less true. Myths, on the other hand, are stories containing a deeper truth – stories that transcend time. If you were to travel the world, you would find myths that are remarkably similar to one another – stories of heroes fighting the darkness with the light.
Every life has immense value.
One human life is worth more than all the treasures of the earth.
I am Mother Nature. All of creation bows before me. When people leave their cities and learn of me – walk in my woods, bathe in my rivers, eat of my harvest – they will find healing to their souls. But stray from me and return to the supposed wisdom of men, and they will find themselves in chains once more.
Helping someone feel they belong is a magic all its own.
In lifting another person, we also lift ourselves.
Honesty is the only way to fight the inner demons.
Paradoxically, the more you truly love that person, the more love you receive.
Mortal minds are always unsettled by eternal things; they want to catch the infinite and nail it down to something finite. Impossible!
Life is less about finding and more about seeking.
I must give you this warning: your journeys will rarely ever go as you plan. You will make mistakes, and you will feel lost. Whenever that happens, look to the light and keep moving forward in faith.