you are what you love
January 28th, 2009
When we do what we love, again and again, our life comes to hold the fragrance of that thing. When we hold something in our hands day after day, our hands conform to the shape of what we have held. We become what we have cared for our lives are shaped by what we love….With our every action, word, relationship, and commitment, we slowly and inevitably become what we love.
-from prince gomolvilas’ how to beat the wintertime blues
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this is great. a reminder to be constantly mindful of what we embrace and hold in life. we are often told to seek the beauty and turn a blind eye to the shadow elements of things, people, actions we bring into our life day after day. if we dive into the darkness of other and find compassion and understanding, we can bring that compassion and understanding into ourselves, rather than the underlying painful darkness we’re told to ignore.
this quote is from a book that might be worth checking out:
How Then, Shall We Live?: Four Simple Questions That Reveal the Beauty and Meaning of Our Lives – http://www.amazon.com/gp/produ.....0553375059
“In his brilliant book, How, Then, Shall We Live?, Wayne Muller devotes an entire section to exploring this question: “What do I love?”
What a beautiful sentiment! Thank you so much for sharing this. That’s a book I’ll definitely check out.