The Light That Bridges the Dark Expanse Between Lonelinesses

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February 19, 2023 a project of ServiceSpace One discovers the light in darkness, that is what darkness is for; but everything in our lives depends on how we bear the light. - James Baldwin - The Light That Bridges the Dark Expanse Between Lonelinesses "The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love -- whether we call it friendship or family or romance -- is the work of mirroring and magnifying each others light. Gentle work. Steadfast work. Life-saving work in those moments when life and shame and sorrow occlude our own light from our view, but there is still a clear-eyed loving person to beam it back. In our best moments, we are that person for another. In learning this afresh -- as we must learn all the great and obvious truths, over and over -- I was reminded of a passage by James Baldwin..." Maria Popova shares more in this post. { read more } Be The Change More from Popova and Baldwin in this post on, "Love, the Illusion of Choice and the Paradox of Freedom." { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Keys to Aging Well Seven Lessons Learned from Leaves ThanksBeing with Rumi 17 Things I Would Do Differently Death Doulas Provide End of Life Aid Practical Mysticism: A Little Book for Normal People When the Earth Started to Sing 7 Principles of Meaningful Relationships for Servant Leaders DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 159,388 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More