This week David Whyte brings a whole new dimension to the word “denial.” He says,

Denial is underestimated as a state of being. Denial is an ever present and splendid thing when seen in the light of its merciful and elemental powers to cradle and hold an identity until it is ready to move on. ~ David Whyte, Consolations

According to Whyte, denial belongs to us all. No human being, even the Dalai Lama, can avoid it. We are all limited in our views in some way. We only see our immediate horizon. Moving from denial to acceptance only happens when we are ready to bring attention to this horizon, seeing what it beckons us to look at beyond it.

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