I tell you this to break your heart, by which I mean only that it break open and never close again to the rest of the world.
Mary Oliver, Poet
“I love Mary Oliver and so much of her writing is evocative for me and helps me to drop into kind of an essential relationship with my life, with what’s possible when we draw our awareness and intention to what really matters. This quote does that for me. It gives me a sense of possibility, of living in an undefended way in life where my heart is open, and I am present, and raw, and vulnerable to all that life brings. For me this is what really living a vital life is about and living in a way in which I’m awake, and here, and present to all that is. Her words touch me deeply in that way.”
Deborah Zucker, author of The Vitality Map:
A Guide to Deep Health, Joyful Self-Care
and Resilient Wellbeing
