December 1--Well, Yes and No

The soul does not proceed by contraction but by expansion. It moves forward, not by exclusion, but by inclusion. It sees things deeply and broadly, not by saying no, but by saying yes, at least on some level, to whatever comes its way. 
--Richard Rohr

    I have had the great joy of showing off my paintings to several folks on this trip. Nearly everyone responds with "I can't paint." That's a "no," contracting the soul. I was there at one point. Think of how much fun and learning I would have missed had I stuck with that "no." 

    "Yes" and "no" are fairly loaded words in our society. Too often we say "yes" when we really want to say "no," and vice versa. This leads back to knowing and following one's heart. Whatever the heart's answer, that's the true route to expansion.

        Leta

I'm working on saying "yes" to winter :(