“Face your embarrassment at being human, and you’ll uncover a deep well of passion and compassion. It’s a great power, your Open… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
“Rumi speaks of the Open Secret. He says that each one of us is trying to hide a secret—not a big bad… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
“How can it be when we’re all safeguarding the very same story? That’s why Rumi calls it an Open Secret.” — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
“too—I realized that my only hope was to give up the life that had been, in order to make room for the life that… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
“logotherapy,” which, in a nutshell, is about searching for the meaning packed in one’s baggage, something” — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
“He was training people to become “sacred warriors”—not so that they could do battle with others but so that they could develop the kind… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
“Rumi tells us that moment we accept what troubles we’ve been given, the door will open.” — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
If I pull from places of faith, joy and gratitude, then I have the wind of creativity behind me. And, my work in the… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
I think as women and men become more conscious, the terms "woman/man" begin to lose meaning. — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
I actually don't think we're more divided than we were. I think it's more evident. It's more evident because of the internet. — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
We think that maybe feminism isn't appropriate anymore, since Western women have really made enormous strides. But check out the rest of the world… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
Life is like a school; one can learn, one can graduate, one can skip a grade or stay behind. — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
We must pay attention to the voice that calls us out of the safety zone. — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
When we descend all the way down to the bottom of loss, and dwell patiently, with an open heart, in the darkness and pain,… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
The great loneliness- like the loneliness a caterpillar endures when she wraps herself in a silky shroud and begins the long transformation from chrysalis… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
“I accept now that the point of life is not to reach perfection but to befriend the fact that human beings are works in… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
When women hear each other's stories, told from the heart, it gives us inspiration to keep on going. — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
“Patience is a hard discipline. It is not just waiting until something happens over which we have no control: the arrival of the bus,… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share
