Comments on: Here to Heal the World http://www.larkneville.com/here-to-heal-the-world/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:18:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sam Gaines http://www.larkneville.com/here-to-heal-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Sam Gaines Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:00:04 +0000 http://www.larkneville.com/?p=418#comment-156 Gotta jump on this bandwagon: I'm going to forward this to a couple of friends who need to read this. What you write is true, Lark. I am convinced that fear serves two good purposes: To alert us to real danger (and help us respond), and to help us understand the fear in others. Aside from that, it is a hindrance to loving life and all its inhabitants with open hands, open arms, and an open heart. I have struggled all my life to keep fear at bay, and have often failed. But I have found light in surprising places, too, so I do not regret the failures or the journey. Instead, I remember how total strangers sometimes arrived in my path with the right word at the right time, the hand on the shoulder, sometimes even a hug, all to share the light when the darkness was simply too great for me. Always amazes me how some of the people I love most, I met only once and never got their names, even. But their impact on my heart, on my life, is not blunted in the least by the brevity of our acquaintance. If I could share a favorite quote, from the movie The Return of Martin Guerre (1982): "We live by the spirit. All else dies." Gotta jump on this bandwagon: I’m going to forward this to a couple of friends who need to read this. What you write is true, Lark. I am convinced that fear serves two good purposes: To alert us to real danger (and help us respond), and to help us understand the fear in others. Aside from that, it is a hindrance to loving life and all its inhabitants with open hands, open arms, and an open heart. I have struggled all my life to keep fear at bay, and have often failed. But I have found light in surprising places, too, so I do not regret the failures or the journey. Instead, I remember how total strangers sometimes arrived in my path with the right word at the right time, the hand on the shoulder, sometimes even a hug, all to share the light when the darkness was simply too great for me. Always amazes me how some of the people I love most, I met only once and never got their names, even. But their impact on my heart, on my life, is not blunted in the least by the brevity of our acquaintance.

If I could share a favorite quote, from the movie The Return of Martin Guerre (1982): “We live by the spirit. All else dies.”

]]> By: Lark http://www.larkneville.com/here-to-heal-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Lark Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:10:56 +0000 http://www.larkneville.com/?p=418#comment-47 Jeremy, you honor me. Thank you for those lovely words. You don't know how they are appreciated. Jeremy, you honor me. Thank you for those lovely words. You don’t know how they are appreciated.

]]> By: Jeremy Shipp http://www.larkneville.com/here-to-heal-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Jeremy Shipp Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:00:50 +0000 http://www.larkneville.com/?p=418#comment-46 Your words glow with raw power and truth. Thank you for sharing this with us. "within our greatest vulnerability, our greatest strength is found." Beautifully said. So true. Your words glow with raw power and truth. Thank you for sharing this with us.

“within our greatest vulnerability, our greatest strength is found.” Beautifully said. So true.

]]> By: Lark http://www.larkneville.com/here-to-heal-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Lark Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:47:36 +0000 http://www.larkneville.com/?p=418#comment-45 Aww Resa... You are so good to me! Thank you for your kind words. You are a gift to me! Aww Resa… You are so good to me! Thank you for your kind words. You are a gift to me!

]]> By: Resa http://www.larkneville.com/here-to-heal-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Resa Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:18:18 +0000 http://www.larkneville.com/?p=418#comment-44 Wow. Just wow. What a beautiful piece. YOU inspire me, every day. Life is about what we can do, not what we can't, and "to act from a place of love instead of fear" is something we should all strive to do. Wow. Just wow. What a beautiful piece. YOU inspire me, every day. Life is about what we can do, not what we can’t, and “to act from a place of love instead of fear” is something we should all strive to do.

]]> By: Lark http://www.larkneville.com/here-to-heal-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Lark Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:54:02 +0000 http://www.larkneville.com/?p=418#comment-43 Thank you so much, Heather! What a compliment! I appreciate the kind words and the fact that it connected with what you are going through. Many blessings and love to you. Thank you so much, Heather! What a compliment! I appreciate the kind words and the fact that it connected with what you are going through. Many blessings and love to you.

]]> By: Heather McF http://www.larkneville.com/here-to-heal-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Heather McF Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:52:04 +0000 http://www.larkneville.com/?p=418#comment-42 This is beautiful, and it meshes so well with what I've been thinking about lately. Fear is always present, but it's not a good enough reason for me to justify not taking action to help others. Just isn't. This is beautiful, and it meshes so well with what I’ve been thinking about lately. Fear is always present, but it’s not a good enough reason for me to justify not taking action to help others. Just isn’t.

]]> By: Lark http://www.larkneville.com/here-to-heal-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Lark Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:28:18 +0000 http://www.larkneville.com/?p=418#comment-41 Thank you so much for the kind words Neil. I appreciate you taking the time to read it and comment. Thank you so much for the kind words Neil. I appreciate you taking the time to read it and comment.

]]> By: Lark http://www.larkneville.com/here-to-heal-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Lark Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:26:20 +0000 http://www.larkneville.com/?p=418#comment-40 Pam, your comment is truly touching. I'm so happy to hear that the piece resonated with you. Many blessings on your journey. Pam, your comment is truly touching. I’m so happy to hear that the piece resonated with you. Many blessings on your journey.

]]> By: neil colquhoun http://www.larkneville.com/here-to-heal-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-39 neil colquhoun Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:25:52 +0000 http://www.larkneville.com/?p=418#comment-39 Very nice post. Inspirational, moving, thought-provoking and worthwhile. N Very nice post.
Inspirational, moving, thought-provoking and worthwhile.

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