Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 This is beautiful...Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 Thanks I love this one! -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: JJCathcart [mailto:JJCATHCART@...] Verzonden: vrijdag 8 augustus 2003 19:47 Aan: PBCSpiritualSide ; PBC_Digest-owner ; CC: jjcathcart@...; Patersons2@... Onderwerp: [ ] " The Invitation " Persarverance got the snail to the Ark. Spurgeon PEARLS OF WISDOM 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 heart's longing. It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive. It doesn't interest me what planets ae squaring your moon. 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 so 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 face it or fix it. I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human. It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy. I want to know if you can see beauty, even when it's not pretty, every day, and if you can source your own life from its presence. I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, " Yes! " It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up, after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children. It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back. It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you, from the inside, when all else falls away. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 beautiful. thanks ( ) The Invitation Just wanted to share this poem I found. The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 The InvitationIt doesn't interest me what you do for a livingI want to know what you ache forand if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.It doesn't interest me how old you areI want to know if you will risk looking like a foolfor lovefor your dreamsfor the adventure of being alive.It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon...I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrowif you have been opened by life's betrayalsor have become shrivelled and closedfrom fear of further pain.I want to know if you can sit with painmine or your ownwithout moving to hide itor fade itor fix it.I want to know if you can be with joymine or your ownif you can dance with wildnessand let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of yourfingers and toeswithout cautioning us tobe carefulbe realisticto remember the limitations of being human.It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling meis true.I want to know if you candisappoint anotherto be true to yourself.If you can bear the accusation of betrayaland not betray your own soul.If you can be faithlessand therefore trustworthy.I want to know if you can see Beautyeven when it is not prettyevery day.And if you can source your own lifefrom its presence.I want to know if you can live with failureyours and mineand still stand on the edge of the lakeand shout to the silver of the full moon,"Yes."It doesn't interest meto know where you live or how much money you have.I want to know if you can get upafter a night of grief and despairweary and bruised to the boneand do what needs to be doneto feed the children.It doesn't interest me who you knowor how you came to be here.I want to know if you will standin the center of the firewith meand not shrink back.It doesn't interest me where or what or with whomyou have studied.I want to know what sustains youfrom the insidewhen all else falls away.I want to know if you can be alonewith yourselfand if you truly like the company you keepin the empty moments. - Oriah Mountain Cloud copyright 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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