Opening..............................

      I learned that opening myself to my own love and to life's tough loveliness not only was the most delicious, amazing thing on earth, but also was quantum.  It would radiate out to a cold, hungry world.  Beautiful moments heal, as do real cocoa, Pete Seeger, a walk on old fire roads.  All I ever wanted since I arrived here on earth were the same things I needed as a baby, to go from cold to warm, lonely to held, the vessel to the giver, empty to full.  You can change the world with a hot bath, if you sink into it from a place of knowing that you are worth profound care, even when you are dirty and rattled.  Who knew?

-Anne Lamott,  Small Victories:  Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace