May we someday reach that critical mass….
Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul, to assist some portion of this poor suffering world, will help immensely. It is not given to us to know which acts or by whom, will cause the critical mass to tip toward an enduring good. What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts, adding, adding to, adding more, continuing.
Clarissa Pinkola-Estes, You Were Made For This
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The fact that I also chose to repost this must mean something. 🙂
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Ben, I’m behind reading and didn’t know you had also reposted this! Seems we’re in sync once again. 😊
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Seems so. 🙂 It *Is* a good piece though and well worth spreading around. Clearly you thought so too.
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Wonderful share, Betty, and let’s continue hoping for that enduring good…hugs and love to you for a great weekend. ❤🌷
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Love and hugs back to you, Lauren. Really hoping for a chance to email you tomorrow. Hope you have a relaxing weekend. 💗🌺💕
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I agree with this totally. One person cannot change the world but they can change their relationship to it.
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So very true!
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Love Pinkola-Estes. She graduated from the same program I was in at Vermont College. One of our stellar alumni. Love it, Betty. ❤
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Wonderful that you knew her, Bela! Are you still in touch with her? I hadn’t heard of her until I read the original quote here. Glad you liked! ♥️
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Not in touch, no. She graduated before I did. She’s wonderful. If you’ve not read Women Who Run with the Wolves, wow. Great read. Aloha! ❤
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Thanks for the lead, Bela – I checked for the book and it looks like a must-read! Will try to order soon. (In my Maeberrie story there’s an “old woman of the woods”…. I think she’d fit in. Must be one of those archetypes deep in our psyches!) 💗
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Yes, the Crone, I suspect 😉
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Lol – yes! ☺️
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