I’m not an exceptional person, but I am a grower. I do have the ability to look at my shortcomings, then try to prod myself into becoming more fully developed human being. I’ve made progress over these years.*
David Brooks

It takes an initial tender vulnerability (“wounding”) to defeat our ego and to open us to full consciousness – which must include the scary unconscious.**
Richard Rohr

I am returning to a place
I once lived and worked twenty five years ago–
Being pushed out was painful,
Though I am now glad for the wounding–
Learning from mistakes
and forgiving,
I have grown – no,
I have become a grower–
I have such a long way to go–

*David Brooks’ How To Know A Person;
**Richard Rohr’s The Tears Of Things.

SOME RANDOM THIN|SILENCE
THIN|SILENCE FROM A YEAR AGO