Like a wild animal, the soul is tough, resilient, resourceful, savvy, and self-sufficient: it knows how to survive in hard places. I learned about these qualities during my bouts with depression. In that deadly darkness, the faculties I had always depended on collapsed. My intellect was useless; my emotions were dead; my will was impotent; my ego was shattered. But from time to time, deep in the thickets of my inner wilderness, I could sense the presence of something that knew how to stay alive even when the rest of me wanted to die. That something was my tough and tenacious soul.
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About Parker J. Palmer
Parker J. Palmer was a contemporary American author, educator, and activist. Parker J. Palmer is an American author, educator, and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Philosophy — Deep thoughts on existence, knowledge, and the nature of reality
- Soul — The inner self, consciousness, and spiritual essence