“The Guest House”
This being human is a guest house
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
Still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you
out for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
~Rumi (trans. Coleman Barks)
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
~Mahatma Gandhi
"You are the sky. Everything else---it's just the weather."
~Pema Chodron
This being human is a guest house
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
Still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you
out for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
~Rumi (trans. Coleman Barks)
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
~Mahatma Gandhi
"You are the sky. Everything else---it's just the weather."
~Pema Chodron
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Dedication
When we get together to celebrate life, we honor and carry on the joyful legacy of Jenny Chance (1969–1991), a loving sister, daughter, and friend whose time on earth was short but whose inner light burned brightly. |