In anticipation of our weekend at the Omega Institute, I've been reading and re-reading some of my favorite Isabelle Allende. She's just one of the amazing speakers. Here's a quote I ran across yesterday in Paula, the memoir about her late daughter:

"The mind selects, enhances and betrays; happenings fade from memory; people forget one another and, in the end, all that remains is the journey of the soul, those rare moments of spiritual revelation. What actually happened isn't what matters, only the resulting scars and distinguishing marks."

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September 4, 2009 4:45 PM

[0+]  Comrade Kevin said:

And I would hope we remember our scars, whether literally or figuratively, and not hide from them or hide them from view. I consider them the Peoples' Purple Heart. Though we are wounded, we survived, and our valor is worthy of celebration.

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September 4, 2009 9:25 PM

[0+]  LalaReina said:

I love her, along with Esmeralda Santiago one of my Latina heroines.

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