For thousands of years we have gathered in circle--around fires, around bodies, around altars--because we can't do this alone. Wayne Muller More Quotes by Wayne Muller More Quotes From Wayne Muller Emptiness is the pregnant void out of which all creation springs. But many of us fear emptiness. We prefer to remain...surrounded by things...we imagine are subject to our control. Wayne Muller void emptiness spring The more spacious and larger our fundamental nature, the more bearable the pains in living. Wayne Muller bearable pain fundamentals With every breath, the possibility of a new aspect of self arises. Wayne Muller possibility arise self A gift is like a seed; it is not an impressive thing. It is what can grow from the seed that is impressive. If we wait until our seed becomes a tree before we offer it, we will wait and wait, and the seed will die from lack of planting.... The miracle is not just the gift; the miracle is in the offering, for if we do not offer, who will? Wayne Muller offering waiting tree