Quotes about Embrace

The father is like me"? Do I want to be like the father? Do I want to be not just the one who is being forgiven, but also the one who forgives; not just the one who is being welcomed home, but also the one who welcomes home; not just the one who receives compassion, but the one who offers it as well?

The spiritual life can only be real when it is lived in the midst of the pains and joys of the here and now.

Becoming the Beloved means letting the truth of our Belovedness become enfleshed in everything we think, say or do.

Who shall say what prospect life offers to another? Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?

Joy is in learning to say yes to what is and to surrender into flow with what is, even when it's what you don't want.

I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists.

You just try to be nice to everybody and treat them all the same. Treat them how you would want to be treated.

The life that you want begins the moment you embrace the life you have because all of it is a miracle.

This society in which we live is radically changing. What previous generations saw as evil is now embraced as being good. It is a dangerous and slippery slope upon which we stand when we reject what Solomon called the beginning of wisdom - the fear of God.

Say "yes" to life! "Yes" to wonder, to joy, to despair. "Yes" to pain, "yes" to what you don't understand. Try "yes." Try "always." Try "possible." Try "hopeful." Try "I will." And try "I can."

You have to make a space in your heart, in your mind and in your life itself for authentic human connection.

Let's let our men be happy, be sad, be trans, be questioning, be bisexual, be non-conforming, be feminine, be masculine!