It is because as we are, our hearts are closed, and we cannot place the holy words in our hearts. So we place them on top of our hearts. And there they stay until, one day, the heart breaks and the words fall in.
Interpretation
Our emotional barriers prevent us from truly embracing profound truths, which can only enter our hearts after experiencing vulnerability.
This quote reflects the idea that individuals often keep significant truths or spiritual insights at a distance due to emotional barriers. It emphasizes that true understanding and acceptance of these truths can only happen once we allow ourselves to be vulnerable and face the pain that can lead to personal growth. A broken heart can be the catalyst for deeper understanding, allowing profound ideas to finally resonate within us.
In practice
During a motivational speech about personal growth and resilience.
The academic bias against subjectivity not only forces our students to write poorly ("It is believed...," instead of, "I believe..."), it deforms their thinking about themselves and their world. In a single stroke, we delude our students into believing that bad prose turns opinions into facts and we alienate them from their own inner lives.
Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am.
Self-care is never a selfish act - it is only good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others.
We need a coat with two pockets. In one pocket there is dust, and in the other pocket there is gold. We need a coat with two pockets to remind us who we are.
The kind of teaching that transforms people does not happen if the student’s inward teacher is ignored… we can speak to the teacher within our students only when we are on speaking terms with the teacher within ourselves.
Our deepest calling is to grow into our own authentic self-hood, whether or not it conforms to some image of who we ought to be. As we do so, we will not only find the joy that every human being seeks--we will also find our path of authentic service in the world.
Even if the whole world turns their back on you, you will always have yourself.
Giving is the secret of abundance.
Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.
Doing a straight-forward, clear-cut task that has a beginning and an end balances out the complexity-without-end that often vexes the rest of my life. Sacred simplicity.
Drive a nail home and clinch it so faithfully that you can wake up in the night and think of your work with satisfaction - a work at which you would not be ashamed to invoke the muse.
It is true that I do not speak as well as I can think. But that is true of most people, as nearly as I can tell.
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