Dawna Markova

If your purpose is only about you, it has no branches. If it is only about the rest of the world, it has no roots. This is why learning through the wounds in our history, the moments when our essential needs were not met in some very basic ways, are moments that stand still in our memory and moments that hold possibility for you to unfurl your gifts. Wouldn't it be a good joke if the worst that has happened to you holds the possibility of bringing the best in you to the community?

When one is a stranger to oneself, then one is estranged from others. . . . Only when one is connected to one's core is one truly connected to others.

—Anne Morrow Lindbergh

How could the worst that has happened to you hold the possibility of bringing out the best in you?

grow stronger in the act of loving something. It sustains you. It generates energy. It is the soil of your faith. If you are depleted or feel as if you've failed, ultimately it is because you have not been living in service to what you love.

You grow stronger in the act of loving something. It sustains you. It generates energy. It is the soil of your faith. If you are depleted or feel as if you've failed, ultimately it is because you have not been living in service to what you love.

May you find the courage to offer yourself fully to what has heart and meaning for you.