July 22, 2009
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The Invitation–by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. i want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your hearts’ longing…i want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive…i want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life’s betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain. i want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fix it…i want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself.”
I am beginning to think that we dream at least five dreams for every one dream that comes true. the other four dreams are just there to get us off our butts long enough to let the one dream happen.
“The artistry of the trapeze troupe emerges from a cooperative effort to create something of fleeting and fragile beauty. it knows danger but not violence, courage but not conquest, striving for excellence but not competition, the joy of achievement but not victory.” –Sam Kean “Learning to Fly”
