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When we descend all the way down to the bottom of loss, and dwell patiently, with an open heart, in the darkness and pain, we can bring back up with us the sweetness of life and the exhilaration of inner growth. When

When we descend all the way down to the bottom of loss, and dwell patiently, with an open heart, in the darkness and pain, we can bring back up with us the sweetness of life and the exhilaration of inner growth. When there is nothing left to lose, we find the true self - the self that is whole, the self that is enough, the self that no longer looks to others for definition, or completion, or anything but companionship on the journey.

Elizabeth Lesser
Pain, Heart, Loss
Elizabeth Lesser (2010). “Broken Open: How difficult times can help us grow”, p.81, Random House

May you listen to the voice within the beat even when you are tired. When you feel yourself breaking down, may you break open instead. May every experience in life be a door that opens your heart, expands your understanding and leads you to freedom.

Elizabeth Lesser
Tired, Heart, Doors

If you're interested in opening the doors to the heavens, start with the door to your own secret self. See what happens when you offer to another a glimpse of who you truly are. When your heart is undefended, you make it safe for whomever you meet to put down his burden of hiding, and then you both can walk through the open door.

Elizabeth Lesser
Heart, Doors, Self

Over and over, we are broken on the shore of life. Our stubborn egos are knocked around, and our frightened hearts are broken open—not once, and not in predictable patterns, but in surprising ways and for as long as we live.

Elizabeth Lesser
Heart, Long, Broken

Learn respect for the feeling function: Become aware of and undo some of your (improper) cultural training so that you grant the moods and messages of the heart the same respect that you give the thoughts and ideas of the mind.

Elizabeth Lesser
Heart, Ideas, Giving

A broken heart is not the same as sadness. Sadness occurs when the heart is stone cold and lifeless. On the contrary, there is an unbelievable amount of vitality in a broken heart.

Elizabeth Lesser
Heart, Sadness, Broken
Elizabeth Lesser (2010). “Broken Open: How difficult times can help us grow”, p.115, Random House

Our errors and failings are chinks in the heart's armor through which our true colors can shine.

Elizabeth Lesser
Heart, Errors, Color

When women hear each other's stories, told from the heart, it gives us inspiration to keep on going.

Elizabeth Lesser
Inspiration, Heart, Giving

But grief is also a tonic. It is a healing elixir, made of tears that lubricate the heart.

Elizabeth Lesser
Grief, Healing, Heart

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
Spiritual, Heart, Garden
Elizabeth Lesser (2008). “The Seeker's Guide: Making Your Life a Spiritual Adventure”, p.21, Ballantine Books

Even if your difficult time comes at you out of the blue - like cancer - even those times, opens your heart to the magic and power of life, and gives you this inner commitment to live every moment.

Elizabeth Lesser
Cancer, Heart, Commitment
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