“in self-acceptance there is no tally sheet. There are no check marks. There is, instead, an inner transparency. We own how we project on others what we have not yet worked through. We are aware of how we resist knowing… — Gunilla Norris Copy Share Image
“have a kink as solid and full of habit as the ones in the hose. Slowly I pull out the full length of the hose and lay it where it needs to be before I turn on the water. Inside, too, I must unroll my full attention. Old habits of thought twist themselves into kinks and knots. We will be… — Gunilla Norris Copy Share
“Understanding How much we long to be understood. Fundamentally this is not about being in agreement though that seems to make things appear easier. But understanding is much deeper than that. It is a profound spaciousness that grants another person the chance to be known from their own perspective and revealed in their history, their joys, their sorrows, their… — Gunilla Norris Copy Share
“Something has begun that is vital. Without words we seem to know this. Over time we will discover how we meet in being, in time, in place, in potential and in willingness. Overtime we will savor the joys of deep friendship. Being To have a deep friend is to have very special support—yet not as we usually think of support.… — Gunilla Norris Copy Share
“We meet in being, in time, and in place. The situations we are in color our experiences very much. A deep friend can be met on a train, in the work place, on vacation, in a bank or a barrack. We belong to places even if those places are transient. We cannot be together unless we converge in place and… — Gunilla Norris Copy Share
“a different order of commitment. We don’t state priorities when we marry, enter a religious order, or commit our lives to something for the… — Gunilla Norris Copy Share Image
“as if we were mysteriously brought to a trailhead to begin a journey. We do not know where the path may lead; only that… — Gunilla Norris Copy Share Image
“ When we understand our lives better, we can see where such strength was at work. Always a gift given by Spirit, it is a… — Gunilla Norris Copy Share Image
“in self-acceptance there is no tally sheet. There are no check marks. There is, instead, an inner transparency. We own how we project on… — Gunilla Norris Copy Share Image
