Gentle Reminder

To be left with a "Shrunken residue" or to walk around "posessed by the dullest parts" of ourselves is a great loss. Rather than enjoying a rich fullness that envelops us throughout our lifetime, we instead inhabit a sense of self that feels cut off from the world. Rilke reminds us - exhorts us - to not lose the world. - Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow