Recognition of the harm that patriarchy has caused to people and the planet does not mean that men are wrong and women are right; rather it is a call for new organizational forms and for relishing gender differences within a context of equality. Elizabeth Lesser More Quotes by Elizabeth Lesser More Quotes From Elizabeth Lesser If it's not as easy as we thought it was, for women to speak our truth, to even know our truth, then the missing ingredient is some sort of inner courage. To first of all, believe in the validity of who we are. And then to speak from it. It takes inner courage. As a leader in a large organization, I've often been the only woman working with powerful men, especially when I was younger. Elizabeth Lesser powerful men believe If you have fathered a child, if you have given birth, if sex is a source of healthy pleasure, thank your pelvis and your reproductive organs for allowing you to feel the creative rhythms of life. Elizabeth Lesser rhythm-of-life children sex I was just a kid when I started doing this,yoga, meditation, natural foods, acupuncture - things like were seen as practically voodoo. And today you can go into any hospital and they'll have massage, and Chinese medicine, and therapy, and a prayer room. Elizabeth Lesser yoga prayer kids When women hear each other's stories, told from the heart, it gives us inspiration to keep on going. Elizabeth Lesser inspiration heart giving When you approach spirituality as an adventure of being alive, you start as you would any adventure--with a sense of mystery and not-knowing. Instead of searching for answers that make you feel safe, you set out into the vastness of life and death, with a willingness to continually grow. You open up to the possibility that your ordinary life is an extraordinary adventure, and that your joys and sorrows have meaning. Spiritual practice becomes your rudder, offering direction and insight and discretion as you venture into the unknown. Elizabeth Lesser offering spiritual adventure Life's always changing. We always are being called to adapt. Elizabeth Lesser Rumi called his teacher "the friend." And that's what we need. We need friends. Elizabeth Lesser friend-in-need teacher needs We must pay attention to the voice that calls us out of the safety zone. Elizabeth Lesser safety-zone voice attention What do you want in your life? What do you want in your relationships? And if you say, I'd like them to be harmonious; I'd like them to be free; I'd like not to be in a state of blame all the time or shame. If you answer like that, then I would say, look at what's unforgiven. Look at where you know you did wrong and you would like to go to that person and say - I'm sorry. Can we start over? If you want to have a happier life, I would say, practice forgiveness. Elizabeth Lesser starting-over blame sorry Love is the secret you unmask yourself to find; it is the foundation of the spiritual life, the destination where all roads of the journey lead. Elizabeth Lesser journey spiritual love-is Each one of us regardless of our situation, is in our search of our most authentic, vital, generous and wise self. Elizabeth Lesser situation self wise What wants to live in you may be waiting...at the end of a long loneliness. Elizabeth Lesser loneliness waiting long There is no one alive who has not wanted to go back to sleep. Elizabeth Lesser alive wanted sleep Adversity is a natural part of being human. It is the height of arrogance to prescribe a moral code or health regimen or spiritual practice as an amulet to keep things from falling apart. Elizabeth Lesser adversity spiritual fall Not only must we follow the golden thread towards spiritual freedom, but we must also unravel the garden-variety twine that is wrapped tightly around our hearts and minds. Elizabeth Lesser garden spiritual heart I've realized that aging is the younger cousin of dying. ... How much time do I have left? We become aware that we're on the downside of the mountain, coasting toward our final days. Elizabeth Lesser cousin mountain dying It's like you trade the virility of the body for the agility of the spirirt. Elizabeth Lesser agility aging body My years as a mystic have made me question almost all my assumptions. They've made me a proud I-don't-know-it-all. Elizabeth Lesser soul god years One practice I rely on all the time is basic meditation which allows me to strip away the noise. It's like the old-fashioned dial on the radio, where you were getting static and then you found that clear, sweet spot on the dial, where the music would come through. That's what meditation is for me. Dialling out the static, the noise, the anxiety, the fear, and coming into a place that's deep and quiet. It's like dropping into a well of inspiration and wisdom. Elizabeth Lesser inspiration practice sweet I do not wish upon anyone a descent into hell. But if your life has to be turned inside out in order for you to know yourself--if the shadow of a shaman crosses your path and you turn and follow it down--I pray that you use its force wisely. I hope that you take the ultimate responsibility for your actions and that you consecrate any destruction to the rebuilding of your higher self and a more radiant life. Elizabeth Lesser responsibility self order
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