by Stephanie Benedetto | Jul 16, 2017 | Awakened Thoughts
“Pots are formed from clay, but the empty space within it is the essence of the pot.” — Lao Tse There once was a man who asked the guru a burning question. “Who am I?” The guru handed him an onion. “Your identity is made up of layers of thoughts and feelings....
by Stephanie Benedetto | Apr 2, 2017 | Awakened Thoughts
When I was twelve years old, I caught my mom smoking behind the house. This was a BIG DEAL because she told me she’d quit, and the church we belonged to said that cigarettes and other addictions were “evil.” Seeing her with that cigarette dangling from her lips broke...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Feb 4, 2017 | Awakened Thoughts
Disclaimer: the ugly details of this dream did not actually happen to me in real life. I’m sitting beside someone that I can’t see. He tells me: “Now I’m going to show you the source of all your problems.” It’s as if we’re watching my past on a movie screen. It’s...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Nov 10, 2016 | 100 Conversations
When I was in high school, I went through a phase of memorizing things that moved me: Edgar Allen Poe, C.S. Lewis, Shakespeare. Yes, I was a geek with a dark side. Still am. 🙂 This quote from Rumi was one of my favorites. This was before I knew who he was or anything...
