"Patience does not mean to passively endure. It means to be farsighted enough to trust the end result of a process. What does patience mean? It means to look at the thorn and see the rose, to look at the night and see the dawn. Impatience means to be so shortsighted as to not be able to see the outcome. The lovers of God never run out of patience, for they know that time is needed for the crescent moon to become full."
"Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come?"
“A life without love is of no account. Don’t ask yourself what kind of love you should seek, spiritual or material, divine or mundane, Eastern or Western.… Divisions only lead to more divisions. Love has no labels, no definitions. It is what it is, pure and simple. “Love is the water of life. And a lover is a soul of fire! “The universe turns differently when fire loves water.”
On Sunday, we jumped on a bus and hopped off in a tiny village called Sille. It was a beautiful place with the kindest people. Aya Elenia Church was being restored and was therefore closed to the public...but that didn't stop us. I was lucky to have a Turkish friend with me, as when she explained that we were teachers and had really been looking forward to seeing it, the man rushed us quickly inside and gave us beautiful books on the history of the church. Wandering around under the scaffolding and lifting sheets of plastic was an unbelievable experience.
“Travel brings power and love back into your life.”
-Rumi
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