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Together (Waldmeer, #2) QUOTES

Together (Waldmeer, #2) QUOTES

1 " The ego is constantly on guard and looking for all the ways it will be betrayed and hurt. If we listen with our fears then almost everything is a threat. If we listen with our spirit then no offence is taken. The voice we listen to changes our perception. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

2 " It’s easy to be nice to people who don’t mean that much to us. But if something matters to us, we will fight to make it work in our favour. Do we even know what is in our favour? "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

3 " We may be learning different things a lot of the time, but we are learning them together. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

4 " That which holds us all together is very delicate. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

5 " Have you not realised how fragile and brutal the ego is? It will always choose what it perceives as in its best interest for the cheapest price. It may be as blatant as short skirts and lies. It may be more sophisticated and hidden behind ‘kind’ words. But it all comes from the same place of either using people to get what we want or trying to eliminate people who get in our way. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

6 " The relationship, whatever form it may take now and in the future, is already in motion. It is already bringing up the right issues. Regardless of its destined outcome, it is working in that good/bad, pleasure/painful way that important relationships do. Keep your own eyes on a straight course of love and trust and it will help to move everything in that direction. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

7 " Love is to free, not to imprison. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

8 " Our thoughts and prayers have so much power. If people realised this, they would be much more careful where they let their thoughts drift. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

9 " The spiritual path is very practical and relevant. This is particularly so in our personal relationships which have more power to change us than anything else. Every relationship is a lesson in love. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

10 " Life changes and often we just have to go with the flow not knowing its course. Things can change because there is something better or different for us and if we don’t follow our leanings then that which once seemed fine will start to feel unsatisfactory and will dismantle because it is not right for us anymore. It becomes a burden rather than the blessing it once was. We have to trust that as we were cared for in the past, we will be cared for in the future. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

11 " We should respect other people’s decisions, even if they seem bad ones to us. Perhaps, we are wrong. Perhaps, we are not wrong but the decision is necessary for the person’s growth. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

12 " Gardens remind us to be patient and humble because that’s what they are. They have no delusions of grandeur or plotting schemes. They trust implicitly that they will be cared for as part of the cycle of nature. They give so much, yet they are unaware of their gift. They have no perception of themselves. They treat all of their inhabitants, of every type and form, as sacred and worthy. They surrender themselves to the moment with flawless confidence and, when it is called for, with the unmarred hope of renewal. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

13 " The learning opportunities of togetherness are not only practical but precious for us all. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

14 " Push too far into independence and we disconnect and hurt each other. Then in a longing for togetherness, we seek each other out; fumbling around for the warmth of the other. Push too far into intimacy and we get afraid of losing ourselves in it and head the other way. It is the ongoing interplay between independence and intimacy. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

15 " Have you noticed how much lying we do in our relationships? We tell ourselves that it’s not lying or it is excusable for purposes of self-defense. How little we realise that every lie digs us deeper into a painful delusion and we end up building war zones, not love boats. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

16 " Every relationship is a lesson in love. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

17 " Be braver. Be more honest. Don’t hold onto what you knew in the past. Artists are meant to express what other people cannot. That is why an artist, of any type, is given a privileged position in society. They are meant to inspire and we are very reliant on inspiration to help us in our lives. You cannot inspire if you are not honest. What is honest for you now will take more courage to carry and hold than it did in the past. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

18 " If one holds back from life’s joys for fear of their ending, one will miss out on the best parts of life. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

19 " Instinct is the great director in the formation of all relationships. "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)

20 " Who would willingly walk the path of love if they knew its cost without first being seduced by its promise? "

― Donna Goddard , Together (Waldmeer, #2)