“…you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.” ~Andre Gide How do we avoid getting caught up in the pain and negativity in the world and in our own lives? I remember a quote I heard decades ago by Wayne Dyer that went something like this: You can never be unhappy enough to make someone else happy; you can never be sick enough to heal someone; you can never be poor enough to help someone become rich. This seems obvious…..
We know so much and yet we still don’t know how to live in peace with each other and our planet. Rather than acquiring more knowledge, more beliefs, what is needed is a transformation of consciousness, a shift in how we view ourselves and our world. Maybe stepping outside of our limited idea of ourselves and contemplating the mysteries of the Universe can help us recognize the vastness, the unfathomable nature of all that is. Maybe contemplating the unknowable can…..