Opinion vs Empathy

Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge.

It requires no accountability, no understanding.

The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world.

It requires profound purpose larger than the self kind of understanding ..

~ Bill Bullard ~

Artist Credit : Victo Ngai

Why Elder Women Are So Dangerous

And what makes the old woman so dangerous…

Is it perhaps that she is not likely to play nice, she is not likely to say the words you want to hear just because you want to hear them.

She is more likely to tell you what she fiercely believes, her truth, regardless of how that makes you feel about her.

She now hears the voice of instinct more clearly and she is loathe to ignore it.

Her body, which once had the capability to bring forth new life, has changed.

It is now her soul that brings forth new life, new thoughts, new wisdoms.

There are wrinkles in the oddest places, and they are caught in the side glance of her eyes.

She sometimes thinks about the beauty that she used to be, and knows that beauty is still within her, even if not everyone sees it anymore, she remembers.

She is not heartless, she is more caring than you can ever realize.

You probably will not realize it, until you become a dangerous old woman as well.

~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes

http://www.clarissapinkolaestes.com

Art by Andrea Casteneda

http://www.linkr.bio/andreacastaneda

Self Love

I had to self love or buy that the distorted , malignant abuse was deserved .

I touched on his distorted mentality, but had no validation and then it was the chemical straightjacket of psychiatry that allowed him to blame me for everything and he to be the hero/ savior/ father /child who was never interested in partnership or growth as a couple or in parenting our 3 sons

He’s past due for the facts and an end to his every effort to control and destroy me , mentally , physically and most of all spiritually . I never ever sensed his connection to any higher power .

Self nurture , and self love were absolutely necessary in my varied efforts to survive !

Blessings & Peace

Dona Luna

“Do you love Me?” Alice asked.

“No, I don’t love you!” replied the White Rabbit.

Alice frowned and clasped her hands together as she did whenever she felt hurt.

“See?” replied the White Rabbit. “Now you’re going to start asking yourself what makes you so imperfect and what did you do wrong so that I can’t love you at least a little.

You know, that’s why I can’t love you. You will not always be loved Alice, there will be days when others will be tired and bored with life, will have their heads in the clouds, and will hurt you.

Because people are like that, they somehow always end up hurting each other’s feelings, whether through carelessness, misunderstanding, or conflicts with themselves.

If you don’t love yourself, at least a little, if you don’t create an armor of self-love and happiness around your heart, the feeble annoyances caused by others will become lethal and will destroy you.

The first time I saw you I made a pact with myself: ‘I will avoid loving you until you learn to love yourself.’ ”

– Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland