Judith Wright — Australian Poet born on May 31, 1915, died on June 26, 2000

Judith Arundell Wright was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights... (wikipedia)

Feelings or emotions are the universal language and are to be honored. They are the authentic expression of who you are at your deepest place.
I learned to be with myself rather than avoiding myself with limiting habits; I started to be aware of my feelings more, rather than numb them.
As we get past our superficial material wants and instant gratification we connect to a deeper part of ourselves, as well as to others, and the universe.
Soft addictions are an alluring, seductive aspect of our culture - they are easy to attain and socially acceptable, they are even encouraged in many cases. Yet they are lethal to the spirit.
We are hungry for more; if we do not consciously pursue the More, we create less for ourselves and make it more difficult to experience More in life.