Give Sorrow Words

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o’er wrought heart and bids it break

William Shakespeare, Macbeth

We can hardly bear to look. The shadow may carry the best of the life we have not lived. Go into the basement, the attic, the refuse bin. Find gold there. Find an animal who has not been fed or watered. It is you!! This neglected, exiled animal, hungry for attention, is a part of yourself.

Marion Woodman (as quoted by Stephen Cope in The Great Work of Your Life)

Our joys and our sorrows are reflected in our bodies—our physical health.

Journaling has been the most satisfying and effective therapy I’ve ever experienced. Keep on reading, though.


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