CULTIVATING GRACE
2 IDEAS FROM ME
Life iteself is grace. The Japanese worldview of “wabi-sabi” cultivates grace through nature’s imperfections, impermanence, and incompleteness. This worldview compels you to look around and see the world for what it is and what it could be. Adopting a “wabi-sabi” worldview is the first step toward grace and enlightenment. With this worldview, it’s possible to cultivate grace daily from the inside out.
Why does flourishing in the face of adversity require the resolve and tools to grow with grace and sisu? Because imperfections are common to all humanity. Perfection is not attainable, but growth is. It takes mindfulness tools to understand reality, grace to empathically respect the imperfections, and sisu to grow against all odds in spite of likely failures.
2 QUOTES FROM SAGES
“Grace comes to us when we find ourselves completely available, when we become openhearted and open-minded and are willing to entertain the possibility that we may not know what we think we know.” –Adyashanti
“All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us, and change is painful.” – Flannery O’Connor
1 QUESTION FOR YOU TO EXPLORE
Are you open-hearted and open-minded enough to entertain the possibility that you may not know what you think you know?
Namaste,
Duane Nelson
