other voices

While walking earlier, I had the thought that I would invite others to speak for me here at Couch Surfing this week.

This is from Joan Sutherland’s “Through Forests of Every Color” —

“Koans deepen our realization, and they open the feeling life of our awakening. They draw out our courage. They clarify our insight. They remind us of the currents of wonder and awe coursing through the day. They jimmy open what is clenched within us, releasing generosity. The encourage us to declare with delight, ‘Fortunately, I do not know.’ They help us discover the unique shape our gratitude takes. They strengthen our hearts with tenderness, so we can hold our impossible lives there.”