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<blockquote data-quote="Childofmine" data-source="post: 627047" data-attributes="member: 17542"><p>For many of us, we are working for change in ourselves in our "second half" of life, as Rohr describes. I believe that makes our own change easier perhaps because we are ready for a new way of life anyway. Great quote below from Rilke. </p><p></p><p></p><p>A New Kind of Doing</p><p>Thursday, May 22, 2014</p><p></p><p>In the second half of life, we do not have strong and final opinions about everything, every event, or most people, as much as we allow things and people to delight us, sadden us, and truly influence us. We no longer need to change or adjust other people to be happy ourselves. Ironically we are more than ever before in a position to change people—but we do not need to—and that makes all the difference.</p><p></p><p>We have moved from doing to being to an utterly new kind of doing that flows almost organically, quietly, and by osmosis. Our actions are less compulsive. We do what we are called to do, and then try to let go of the consequences. We usually cannot do that very well when we are young.</p><p></p><p>Now we aid and influence people simply by being who we are. Human integrity probably influences and moves people from potency to action more than anything else. An elder’s deep and studied passion carries so much more power than superficial and loudly stated principles. Our peace is needed more than our anger.</p><p></p><p>Gateway to Silence:</p><p>“May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back.” (Rainer Maria Rilke)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Childofmine, post: 627047, member: 17542"] For many of us, we are working for change in ourselves in our "second half" of life, as Rohr describes. I believe that makes our own change easier perhaps because we are ready for a new way of life anyway. Great quote below from Rilke. A New Kind of Doing Thursday, May 22, 2014 In the second half of life, we do not have strong and final opinions about everything, every event, or most people, as much as we allow things and people to delight us, sadden us, and truly influence us. We no longer need to change or adjust other people to be happy ourselves. Ironically we are more than ever before in a position to change people—but we do not need to—and that makes all the difference. We have moved from doing to being to an utterly new kind of doing that flows almost organically, quietly, and by osmosis. Our actions are less compulsive. We do what we are called to do, and then try to let go of the consequences. We usually cannot do that very well when we are young. Now we aid and influence people simply by being who we are. Human integrity probably influences and moves people from potency to action more than anything else. An elder’s deep and studied passion carries so much more power than superficial and loudly stated principles. Our peace is needed more than our anger. Gateway to Silence: “May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back.” (Rainer Maria Rilke) [/QUOTE]
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