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1 " The dance had distilled her and she had become one with the essence of all that is. "
― Holly Lynn Payne , DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi
2 " Be willing to turn your attention to that which serves you. "
3 " Purge everything that's holding you back. Whatever it is you feel you are being deprived of, trust the limitation serves to bring you more of what you want. "
4 " Everything that has ever been beautiful has been burned. Like you. "
5 " ...lose your mind so that you can gain a new way of knowing. "
6 " ....life is the work of the spirit trying to have a human experience. "
― Holly Lynn Payne
7 " ...purification was the point of such pain. "
8 " If you can love all who've betrayed you... you can taste sweetness in everything. "
9 " The point is to turn your grief into love. The roses are helping you find grace. "
10 " ...anyone looking for friends without faults shall remain friendless. The choice is yours. "
11 " ....it struck her that that perhaps everyone had the ability to see themselves in others. Even in the rocks. Even in the roses. "
12 " Love was not the point and pity was a poor man's pride. "
13 " I was afraid of the dance once, too. But I learned to embrace it and the mistakes I would make. Do not turn away from your fear. Turn toward love instead. "
14 " ...see the blessing and beauty that you are. "
15 " Your transformation will be the miracle. "
16 " No one is born beneath this dance. This dance gives birth to you. "
17 " You know you have received the invitation when your heart is ready to risk everything to hold the hand of God. "
18 " Where the rivers meetyou tell me of your black dreams.Your memories make me uneasy.But I listen because I knowmy listening, like all other listeningallows you to heal. "
― Holly Lynn Payne , The Sound of Blue
19 " She did not need anyone else's love when she had roses. "
20 " The only mistake you have made is asking the wrong question. It isn't about what you did wrong. It's what you have not yet done. "
